Originally Posted by
OzzyOzBorn
Freight down 85.9%. Ye Gawds! People have been quarantined in place. Pallets haven't!
Clearly the majority of MAN's cargo business in below the feet of passengers. It is that combination of passenger and cargo demand that makes the flights viable. Obviously when passengers are prevented from travelling, that makes life difficult for airlines who dedicate the majority of their floor space to passenger carriage. We have seen airlines remove seats from the passenger cabin to transport PPE, etc. But this is fairly inefficient overall. I really done understand why MAN 'should' cater for this traffic when they were bursting at the seams? In the last 6 months the aviation business has changed beyond recognition - it seems reasonable to allow airport and airlines time to readjust their operations. Dedicated cargo facilities might play a larger component of the airports business in the medium term, but they have already made significant investments in dedicated freighter facilities elsewhere in the group, why change course now? It is worth bearing in mind that MAG is just one aspect, the freight integrators forwarders, warehousing and distribution networks also play a part. Why would someone open a new facility when they have a perfectly functional one 60 miles away they could use more intensively?