Air freight market: Airspace restrictions drive up freight rates, and enterprises accelerate the lay

Affected by the airspace control in the Middle East, the capacity of the global air freight market continues to shrink. Data on March 27 showed that due to the tense situation, airspace control was implemented at core aviation hubs such as Dubai and Doha in the Gulf region. Flights were forced to make detours, resulting in a 12 - 15% contraction in global air freight capacity. The global air freight index rose 2.6% week - on - week, with the most significant increases on routes from China to Europe and from India to the Middle East/Europe. Affected by this, time - sensitive goods such as cross - border e - commerce products, precision instruments, and medical supplies were forced to switch to air freight, leading to a shortage of air freight space and a 30 - 50% increase in prices compared to before.

To respond to changes in market demand, international logistics companies are accelerating the layout of aviation logistics hubs. On the same day, UPS announced an investment of over $200 million near Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan to build a large - scale automated sorting center. Technologies such as AI sorting and robot loading and unloading will be adopted. It is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2026. After its operation, the annual processing capacity will double. It will focus on cross - border e - commerce and pharmaceutical cold - chain logistics between Asia - Pacific and Europe and the United States, further improving its global aviation logistics network.