Cargo growth ‘sluggish’

INTERNATIONAL CARGO growth was described as sluggish by the International Air Transport Association following the release of its January figures. “At 4.5% for January it was largely unchanged from the 4.7% year-onyear growth recorded in December. Air cargo has been growing at half the rate of global trade expansion, indicating a loss of market share to shipping which has benefited from faster ships and cheaper fuel costs.