Time-sensitive cargo will kickstart airfreight growth

Mention cross-border trade
and issues like infrastructure
and border inefficiency top
the agenda.
Which is why there
will always be a place for
airfreight.
“If you measure pound for
pound, roadfreight is probably
five to ten times cheaper than
airfreight,” says SAA Cargo
acting divisional head Justice
Luthuli.
“But if you look at the
whole chain – factoring in the
buffer to stock the warehouse
compared to a Just In Time
option – that’s where the
benefit lies.”
Medical goods, perishables
and other time- and conditionsensitive
cargo will always
fill carriers’ belly loads –
some originating from South
Africa and some from other
continents.