News / September boost may be lull before the storm, predict gloomy air freight pundits

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Air freight has seen a slight resurgence in the past week or two as China gears up for its October Golden Week holiday and hi-tech product launches hit the market.

However, market sources are pessimistic over the rest of the year.

One European forwarder told The Loadstar: “Air freight is great at the moment. It’s not as bad as everyone says. You can take the piss out of the airlines as they give you low spot rates, but in fact the rate ...