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  • LATAM Airlines to launch its longest non-stop flight ever between Santiago and Melbourne, Australia

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  • India gives a strong start to IAG’s performance in the peak season

    IAG Cargo’s e-commerce prioritise from India has given it a very good start into the peak season.
  • IAG Cargo launches new Paris to New York route through OpenSkies

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

IATA survey finds cargo demand to increase over next year

 IATA survey finds cargo demand to increase over next year



Airline chief financial officers and cargo chiefs were positive on cargo demand for the rest of the current financial year and the next year, according to an International Air Transport Association (IATA) survey done last month.


As many as 73 percent respondents reported that cargo volumes were higher than last year in Q2 as rising number of passenger flights eased the pressure on belly cargo capacity.