Airfreight demand on the up

As the world emerges
from recession, freight
demand recorded a 9.5%
improvement in November
last year, according to the
latest International Air
Transport Association (Iata)
traffic results.
Passenger load factors
remained at pre-crisis levels
of 75.4% while freight load
factors stood at 56.6%.
“Demand continues to
improve, but we still have
a lot of ground to recover,”
said Giovanni Bisignani,
Iata’s director general and
CEO.
Carriers in Africa
recorded growth of 8.1%
while European carriers
were the only group to post
a drop in traffic, recording
a 5.6% fall in demand,
reflecting the lingering
economic malaise in the
region.
“For aviation, 2010 will
be a year of rebuilding,”
said Bisignani.