Africa a strong performer as air cargo demand rises


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Africa a strong performer as air cargo demand rises Today 10:45 - by Staff reporter E-mail Print Air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-Covid levels with demand up 9% over February 2019, according to the latest International Air Transport Association (Iata) data. February demand also showed strong month-on-month growth over January 2021 at +1.5%. Volumes have now returned to 2018 levels seen prior to the US-China trade war. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of Covid-19, Iata’s comparisons relate to February 2019 which followed a normal demand pattern. All regions except for...