News / Weaker air freight market sees MAG volumes take a dive in April

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The weak air freight market has hit business at Manchester Airport Group (MAG), which reported plummeting year-on-year volumes for April. 

It appears that the explosion of air cargo activity over the past two years – which may have been artificially heightened by trade wars and Brexit – has finally cooled. 

The UK’s second largest airport operator, saw April cargo volumes decline, year on year, across its East Midlands, London Stansted, and Manchester gateways, albeit after a strong 2018 

Stansted was hit worst, down ...