Global air-cargo demand up significantly on pre-COVID levels


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Global air-cargo demand up significantly on pre-COVID levels Posted by Ian Ackerman | 9th April, 2021 Image: SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS via Pexels THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association’s air-cargo market data for February shows global demand for air cargo continues to be well above pre-COVID levels. The data show that demand in February was up 9% on the same month in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The data also showed strong growth over January 2021 levels, up 1.5% in February 2021 (measured in cargo tonne-kilometres). IATA director general Willie Walsh said air cargo demand is not just recovering from the COVID-19 crisis,...