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Saudi air cargo capacity falls 33% amid Riyadh airport shutdown disruption
Saudi Arabia's combined international air cargo capacity fell 33%, or 3,537 tonnes to 7,292 tonnes, over the three days before the report compared with the same 72-hour period a week earlier, according to Rotate data cited by The Loadstar, with the Riyadh airport shutdown and airspace risks cited as causes.
Saudi Arabia's international air cargo capacity dropped almost a third over the three days preceding the report, according to Rotate data cited by The Loadstar. Combined inbound and outbound capacity on freighters and widebody passenger aircraft was down 33% against the equivalent 72-hour period a week earlier.
The decline amounted to 3,537 tonnes, bringing capacity to 7,292 tonnes. The report attributes the disruption to the shutdown at Riyadh's airport and heightened airspace risks that complicate routing options.
The source text notes that capacity at Riyadh was also affected, but the available excerpt is truncated at that point.
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