Belly cargo capacity makes slow return to global air freight

The air freight industry is seeing a welcome increase in the urgently needed long-haul belly cargo capacity available to the market as international travel starts picking up.

The world’s airline business is firmly on a recovery flightpath, but the relatively sunny industry outlook by IATA is muted by the enormous debt levels amassed by carriers through the pandemic. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.

The air freight industry is seeing a welcome increase in the urgently needed long-haul belly cargo capacity available to the market as international travel starts picking up.