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Asia-Pacific leads air cargo capacity expansion in January
February 28th 2025
Asia-Pacific airlines recorded a 7.5% year-on-year increase in air freight demand last month. Read More » Across the region, capacity was higher by 10.9% year-on-year, the best performance for air cargo among all six regions the International Air Transport Association (IATA) monitors. Global demand rose 3.2% compared with 12 months ago, the 18th consecutive month of growth for the sector. Capacity was up 6.8% compared with 12 months ago, IATA said. “While external factors such as trade growth, declining fuel costs and expanding e-commerce remain positive for air cargo, it is important to closely watch the evolution of market conditions at this time. In particular, the wild card is the potential for tariff-driven trade policies from the U.S. Fortunately, the air cargo industry is well practiced at dealing with shifts in the operating environment,” IATA said.
