In global supply chains, the European continent represents 24% of all air cargo tonnages as origin region, compared to 40% from the Asia Pacific, and 4% from the Africa regions. In the first seven months of this year (Year-to-Date 2024) total outbound tonnages from Europe increased +8% compared to the same period last year (Year-to-Date 2023).
This growth is predominantly coming from the major European origin countries in the air cargo industry. The Netherlands, Italy, and the United Kingdom have seen significant growth in air cargo traffic of +15%, +14%, and +9% respectively. Moreover, all Western European origin countries combined, make up for a 82% market share in Europe’s total air cargo outbound.