Middle East air cargo demand falls 8.9% as war disrupts Gulf routes

RIYADH: Middle Eastern air cargo demand fell 8.9 percent year on year in May, the weakest performance of any region, as war-related disruption continued to weigh on aviation and trade routes linked to the Gulf, according to the International Air Transport Association. Capacity among Middle Eastern carriers declined 9.2 percent from a year earlier. with IATA linking the contraction to the continuing conflict in the region. The war involving the US, Israel and Iran, which began on Feb.

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