The main international cargo airlines operating to and from Mexico reported declines in cargo movement from January to July of this year compared to the same period in 2024, with only Lufthansa Cargo and Air France growing 9.1% and 4.3%, respectively .
According to statistics from the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) , the German airline ended the period with 16,192.37 tons, while the French airline with 12,964.24 tons.
Meanwhile, the cargo carriers with the greatest decrease in the period were Cargolux Airlines , with a 27% drop, ending with 26,813.05 tons compared to 36,720 tons last year.
Similarly, FedEx fell 21.8%, going from 49,860 tons to 38,976.31 tons, as did Emirates , with a 13.7% drop, from 13,510 tons to 11,657.87 tons.
The AFAC reported that FedEx led the international freight transportation market share from January to July with 15.6 percent, followed by Cathay Pacific with 11.3 percent, and Cargolux Airlines with 10.7 percent.
It’s worth mentioning that overall, air cargo in the Mexican market registered a 4.4% drop in the first seven months of the year compared to the same period in 2024, ending the cycle with 696,558.3 tons, 31,807.7 tons less year-on-year.
The AFAC reported that domestic cargo was 220,758.1 tons compared to 223,355.9 tons in the January-July 2024 period, a 1.2 percent decrease.
Regarding the international market , there was a 5.8% drop, as the period ended with 475,800.2 tons, or 29,210 tons less.
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