Lack of freighters means a capacity crunch and limited air cargo growth
While air cargo demand factors will be hard to predict in “a year of uncertainty”, ...
By Alex Lennane
Lufthansa Cargo has had to cut between 3% and 5% of its freighter flights after a temporary agreement with pilots ended.
The carrier said Asian destinations were particularly affected, citing Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Incheon, Chennai and Tashkent, while there have also been fewer frequencies to Brazil (Sao Paulo and Recife).
“Recently, we had to reschedule individual rotations. There have been no changes concerning the belly loading capacities,” explained a spokesperson.
Pilots had agreed that, during the pandemic, they would operate for ...
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