News / Kenyan flower exporters urge airlines to add capacity

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Kenyan flower exporters have warned that the rate and capacity levels in air cargo are at “critical” levels for farmers. 

In the first week of October, according to Rotate’s capacity database, airfreight capacity out of Africa into Europe fell 8%, year-on-year, while out of Nairobi, capacity was down nearly 12%. And rates have risen sharply. 

“The rates for this winter season, which started last week, have increased substantially from Kenya,” said Willum Van den Hoogen, managing director of Florius International. 

“We observed a 15% rise ...