Global air cargo continued strong growth in May, with Africa seeing the greatest increase

Global air cargo demand in May continued to show strong year-on-year (y-o-y) growth, the world representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported. May was the sixth month in a row in which air cargo demand registered double-digit y-o-y growth. In May, total demand increased by 14.7% y-o-y, while international demand rose by 15.5%. Total air cargo capacity grew by 6.7%, and international capacity by 10.2%. Africa was the region which recorded the biggest increase, jumping by 18.4%. Demand on the Africa-Asia routes soared by 40.6%. African air cargo capacity increased by 21.4%, also the highest increase among IATA’s regions.