Air freight growth “bodes well for a sustained global economic recovery" - ACI

The world’s airports showed very healthy gains in air cargo volumes during May-2010, according to new figures from Airports Council International (ACI). The airports body noted that air freight growth is dominated by demand for international shipments, with major international freight hubs registered record volume increases, such as Shanghai Pudong (+59%), Hong Kong (+42%), Taipei (+53%), Chicago O'Hare (+47%), Dubai (+33.5%), New York JFK (+32%) and Frankfurt (+40%).