News / Squeezing airline profits can weaken air freight service and the value chain

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Pricing remains a significant bone of contention between supply chain partners, despite a strengthening of relationships.

Shippers, forwarders and airlines clashed at Air Cargo India in Mumbai this week, as they blamed high prices for any deterioration in service quality.

R Ravindra, deputy general manager for India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) said: “Things are very bad in the perishables sector. Air freight rates in mango season increase by more than 25%. There is a rate for mangoes, ...