Airports Council International say global air freight grew for 7th month in a row
ACI traffic up for seventh month
global freight volumes have grown by over 20% for the 7th month in a row.
grew by more than 25 percent compared to the same month last year.
in the first half of 2008, before the global recession.
percent), North America (-4.4 percent), Latin America/Caribbean (-4.4 percent),
and Africa (- 6 percent) “suggest there is still some way to go to overcome the
effects of the downturn on airfreight.
air freight demand are still very significant, underscoring the likelihood that
the export industry is driving the recovery,” he added.
tonnes worldwide. ACI has 575 members operating 1633 airports in 179 countries
and territories.
six months (of 2010) surpassed tonnage shipped in the first half of 2008, the
period before the economic crisis took hold. International freight is the driver
of this growth with Asia-Pacific and Middle East, up by 4% and 21.5% respectively.
freight tonnage supported by a strong 13 % increase in domestic freight traffic.
has almost reached pre-crisis levels while North America (-4.4%), Latin America/
Caribbean (-4.4%), and Africa (-6%) still have some way to go to overcome the
effects of the downturn on air freight.
air freight demand are still very significant, underscoring the likelihood that
the export industry is driving the recovery.
Comparative Freight Figures
Table 3: Total Freight (metric tonnes)
AFRICA 453 481 (- 5.8) 22
ASIA PACIFIC 12 476 11 689 6.7 35
EUROPE 7 186 7 304 (-1.6) 39
LATIC AMERICA 1 219 1 276 (-4.4) 28
MIDDLE EAST 1 739 1 430 21.6 9
NORTH AMERICA 9 853 10 309 (-4.4) 39