PS BC, cargo operation is not as easy to roster as pax ( which operates from A to B and back to A and not from e.g. A to B to C To D and back via E to F to A)
Agreed, but the inefficiencies are way beyond that. Many crew barely flying 75% of the "contracted target hours" (any CX employee will know the magic number - no need to post on here), yet at the same time, freighters sitting on tarmacs unproductively waiting for crew to be available.
Ask any jumbo pilot for some of the disaster stories - high value urgent freight (ie, high revenue) being transloaded to other carriers because we can't crew a jet.
Or even worse, high value time critical perishable freight being carried despite the fact that it has undoubtedly spoiled due to the excessive crew shortage induced ground time often without the necessary ground power or aircon required to keep the cargo healthy.
Oh, yes, I forgot, some manager gets a few bucks in bonus because the apu, ground power and ground aircon costs are kept down. Bravo to you, you're a hero. Don't worry about the multi million dollar loss on the freight contract.