The current state of air cargo capacity

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world stopped traveling. Closed borders and strict travel requirements meant that actual flight movements were severely impacted, which caused a knock-on effect on air cargo logistics and global trade. But whilst the world returns to the skies once again, air cargo industry players are adapting to a very different landscape.

With our comprehensive, reliable and up-to-date demand and supply databases, our travel industry practice is able to provide insights and data on global air cargo capacity, express and ocean freight demand and capacity on a regular basis.

Belly capacity continues to increase, now only -15% below 2019

Note: Direct international capacity only; All freighters and widebody passenger aircraft only;

1) Comparing the weeks of June 26-July 9, 2023 to the same weeks in 2019;

2) Comparing the last two weeks available versus the previous two weeks; Source: Accenture Cargo Capacity Tracking database, Accenture analysis (July 2023)

In particular airports in Europe and the Americas

Notes: International capacity only (including flights between USA and Anchorage airport); Air cargo capacity by all freighters and widebody passenger aircraft only, both inbound and outbound combined; Only showing airports with at least 1,000 tonnes of air cargo capacity per month

Source: Accenture Cargo Capacity Tracking database, Accenture analysis (July 2023)