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Freight traffic falls for fifth month

31 October 2011

Slower macroeconomic growth and falling consumer confidence have lead to an continuing decline in cargo traffic according to the International Air Transport Association (Iata).

Read more: Iata September traffic

The International Air Transport Association’s (Iata) traffic figures for September shows freight traffic contracting for a fifth consecutive month. Compared to September 2010, freight traffic fell by 2.7%.

Passenger traffic, however, is up with an increase of...


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