{"id":15140,"date":"2020-04-04T16:53:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.felana.com.mx\/eng\/airlines-change-to-cargo-only-flights-as-a-result-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-more-than-shipping\/"},"modified":"2020-04-04T16:53:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:53:26","slug":"airlines-change-to-cargo-only-flights-as-a-result-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-more-than-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.felana.com.mx\/eng\/airlines-change-to-cargo-only-flights-as-a-result-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-more-than-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"Airlines Change to Cargo-Only Flights as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic &#8211; More Than Shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Passenger air travel has historically declined in the past few weeks due to COVID-19. Globally, airlines have canceled more than 185,000 flights since the end of January, according to the International Air Transport Association.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Airlines are facing almost-empty flights as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and some of the world\u2019s biggest airlines are turning their focus to cargo.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Here are some interesting facts around the U.S. and world:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delta Airlines started regular cargo-only flights which have not operated since 2009.<\/li>\n<li>American Airlines had their first cargo-only flight since 1984.<\/li>\n<li>According to the Transportation Security Administration, passenger traffic at was down 93% at Atlanta\u2019s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport checkpoints March 29th, compared with a year ago.<\/li>\n<li>Southwest Airlines started to offer cargo-only flights for the first time in its nearly 50-year history.<\/li>\n<li>Deutsche Lufthansa AG has cut 95 percent of its passenger flights and decided to use some of those for cargo-only flight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The outlook is so dramatic that the U.S. airline industry has already asked for more than $50 billion in federal aid. It is not hard to understand most of the airline\u2019s cargo-only flight choices when there is a combination of low jet fuel prices, pilots who are being paid whether or not they fly, and high freight rates.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines will also have to figure out flight crew assignments and make sure have enough staff around, with the proper equipment, to run a cargo operation. However, they\u2019ve experienced similar situations before, such as the 2002 SARS contagion and during the 2015 port strikes on the U.S. West Coast.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">It looks like the current situation will be continuing for airlines at least 1-2 more months, and it will take some time until things get back to normal even when the current pandemic ends.<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"essb_links essb_counters essb_displayed_bottom essb_share essb_template_metro-retina essb_1494009812 print-no\" id=\"essb_displayed_bottom_1494009812\" data-essb-postid=\"14620\" data-essb-position=\"bottom\" data-essb-button-style=\"button\" data-essb-template=\"metro-retina\" data-essb-counter-pos=\"insidebeforename\" data-essb-url=\"https:\/\/www.morethanshipping.com\/airlines-change-to-cargo-only-flights-as-a-result-of-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\" data-essb-fullurl=\"https:\/\/www.morethanshipping.com\/airlines-change-to-cargo-only-flights-as-a-result-of-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\" data-essb-instance=\"1494009812\">\n<ul class=\"essb_links_list\">\n<li class=\"essb_item essb_totalcount_item\" data-counter-pos=\"insidebeforename\"><span class=\"essb_totalcount essb_t_l_big\" title=\"\" data-shares-text=\"shares\"><span class=\"essb_t_nb\">17<span class=\"essb_t_nb_after\">shares<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"essb_item essb_link_facebook nolightbox\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morethanshipping.com%2Fairlines-change-to-cargo-only-flights-as-a-result-of-the-covid-19-pandemic%2F&#038;t=Airlines+Change+to+Cargo-Only+Flights+as+a+Result+of+the+COVID-19+Pandemic\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" onclick=\"essb.window(&#39;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morethanshipping.com%2Fairlines-change-to-cargo-only-flights-as-a-result-of-the-covid-19-pandemic%2F&#038;t=Airlines+Change+to+Cargo-Only+Flights+as+a+Result+of+the+COVID-19+Pandemic&#39;,&#39;facebook&#39;,&#39;1494009812&#39;); 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