{"id":2752,"date":"2025-04-03T15:32:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T07:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2025-04-17T09:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T01:36:22","slug":"iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"IATA: Air cargo demand registers slight decline in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest supply and demand statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand decreased by 0.1% in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms in February,\u00a0 its first year-on-year decline in February since March 2023 as a result of \u201cextraordinary\u201d growth a year ago.

This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group, with our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight business., and we note that it wasn\u2019t all bad news for the industry as the cargo load factor actually improved by 0.1 percentage points compared with a year ago to 45% due to a 0.4% decline in capacity supply.

IATA said that the demand decline was the result of a spike in air cargo volumes in February last year caused by a number of factors.

\u201cFebruary saw a small contraction in air cargo demand, the first year-on-year decline since mid-2023,\u201d said IATA director general Willie Walsh.

“Much of this is explained by February 2024 being extraordinary \u2014 a leap year that was also boosted by Chinese New Year traffic, sea lane closures and a boom in e-commerce.

\u201cRising trade tensions are, of course, a concern for air cargo. With equity markets already showing their discomfort, we urge governments to focus on dialogue over tariffs.\u201d

IATA added that if February\u2019s figures were adjusted for seasonality – for example, the extra day in February last year – demand would have actually increased by 3% for the month.

For more information about the U-Freight Group’s global air freight forwarding and logistics services, or our e-commerce logistics operations, please visit the relevant pages of this website or contact your local office, details of which can be seen here: https:\/\/ufreight.com\/locations<\/a>

<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The latest supply and demand statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand decreased by 0.1% in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms in February,\u00a0 its first year-on-year decline in February since March 2023 as a result of \u201cextraordinary\u201d growth a year ago. This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group, with our strong presence in…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nIATA: Air cargo demand registers slight decline in February - UFL Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The latest supply and demand statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand decreased by 0.1% in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms in February,\u00a0 its first year-on-year decline in February since March 2023 as a result of \u201cextraordinary\u201d growth a year ago.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_CN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IATA: Air cargo demand registers slight decline in February - UFL Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The latest supply and demand statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand decreased by 0.1% in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms in February,\u00a0 its first year-on-year decline in February since March 2023 as a result of \u201cextraordinary\u201d growth a year ago.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UFL Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-03T07:32:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-17T01:36:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023-02-27-095937.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1027\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"UFL Group\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u4f5c\u8005\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"UFL Group\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"\u9884\u8ba1\u9605\u8bfb\u65f6\u95f4\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 \u5206\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/\",\"name\":\"IATA: Air cargo demand registers slight decline in February - UFL Group\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023-02-27-095937.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-03T07:32:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-17T01:36:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8f1ca5720cfc3393bf38f9e0162456c1\"},\"description\":\"The latest supply and demand statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand decreased by 0.1% in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms in February,\u00a0 its first year-on-year decline in February since March 2023 as a result of \u201cextraordinary\u201d growth a year ago.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"zh-Hans\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"zh-Hans\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023-02-27-095937.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023-02-27-095937.png\",\"width\":1027,\"height\":628},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"IATA: Air cargo demand registers slight decline in February\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/\",\"name\":\"UFL Group\",\"description\":\"Service without Boundaries\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"zh-Hans\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8f1ca5720cfc3393bf38f9e0162456c1\",\"name\":\"UFL Group\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"zh-Hans\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c316a4ec913df731468f36b0b48ff715b470e57f09112d383798a9989b419d36?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c316a4ec913df731468f36b0b48ff715b470e57f09112d383798a9989b419d36?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"UFL Group\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/author\/tung-ho\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IATA: Air cargo demand registers slight decline in February - UFL Group","description":"The latest supply and demand statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand decreased by 0.1% in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms in February,\u00a0 its first year-on-year decline in February since March 2023 as a result of \u201cextraordinary\u201d growth a year ago.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/","og_locale":"zh_CN","og_type":"article","og_title":"IATA: Air cargo demand registers slight decline in February - UFL Group","og_description":"The latest supply and demand statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand decreased by 0.1% in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms in February,\u00a0 its first year-on-year decline in February since March 2023 as a result of \u201cextraordinary\u201d growth a year ago.","og_url":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/","og_site_name":"UFL Group","article_published_time":"2025-04-03T07:32:29+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-17T01:36:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1027,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023-02-27-095937.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"UFL Group","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"\u4f5c\u8005":"UFL Group","\u9884\u8ba1\u9605\u8bfb\u65f6\u95f4":"2 \u5206"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/","url":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/","name":"IATA: Air cargo demand registers slight decline in February - UFL Group","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023-02-27-095937.png","datePublished":"2025-04-03T07:32:29+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-17T01:36:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8f1ca5720cfc3393bf38f9e0162456c1"},"description":"The latest supply and demand statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand decreased by 0.1% in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms in February,\u00a0 its first year-on-year decline in February since March 2023 as a result of \u201cextraordinary\u201d growth a year ago.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"zh-Hans","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"zh-Hans","@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023-02-27-095937.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023-02-27-095937.png","width":1027,"height":628},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/iata-air-cargo-demand-registers-slight-decline-in-february\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IATA: Air cargo demand registers slight decline in February"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/","name":"UFL Group","description":"Service without Boundaries","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"zh-Hans"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8f1ca5720cfc3393bf38f9e0162456c1","name":"UFL Group","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"zh-Hans","@id":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c316a4ec913df731468f36b0b48ff715b470e57f09112d383798a9989b419d36?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c316a4ec913df731468f36b0b48ff715b470e57f09112d383798a9989b419d36?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"UFL Group"},"url":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/author\/tung-ho\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2752"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2753,"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2752\/revisions\/2753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}