CAPE TOWN – The air freight industry is bouncing back fast and over 20 000 tons of cargo was transported in December in spite of curfews and international flight limitations, Ctrack SA managing director Hein Jordt said on Friday.
He was commenting on the Ctrack Freight and Transport Index for December 2020, which had declined by less than 2 percent compared to December 2019, which was an indication of economic recovery of the trade and transport of goods.
For the fourth quarter of 2020 the index was up 5.3 percent over to the third quarter.
Jordt said that in South Africa, airfreight had received no government aid during the lockdown, space was at a premium as…