News / On-board couriers forced to mark time as demand 'slumps big time'

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The Covid-19 pandemic has hit on-board courier (OBC) providers hard, as, in addition to travel restrictions and the collapse of airline networks, business is disappearing.

“Demand has slumped big time,” reported Mike Hill, director group freight of Air Partner, one of the first major charter brokers to add OBC to its portfolio.

Two of the three biggest client sectors for OBC – automotive and aerospace – have hardly any need for services at the moment, said Sander van Woesik, MD of Wings ...