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Supply chains are being exposed to further serious difficulties by the war in Ukraine. This could add complications for the supply of goods in the pet sector too in the coming months.
Air freight in particular is feeling the effect of the restrictions on air traffic. Russian and Belarusian air carriers have been banned from EU airspace. The Russian company Air Bridge Cargo alone handled around 110 000 tonnes of air freight last year, it is reported. In addition, western airlines can no longer enter the airspace over Russia, adding several hours to flights from Central Europe to Asia in some cases. This means that aircraft must carry more kerosene, resulting in a reduction of up to 20 per cent in the freight that can be carried on the planes.
Aviation experts do not foresee the situation improving in the short term. In the long term, it is expected that European carriers will expand their fleets and that Arab airlines may acquire some of the Russian air freight capacity.
Air freight in particular is feeling the effect of the restrictions on air traffic. Russian and Belarusian air carriers have been banned from EU airspace. The Russian company Air Bridge Cargo alone handled around 110 000 tonnes of air freight last year, it is reported. In addition, western airlines can no longer enter the airspace over Russia, adding several hours to flights from Central Europe to Asia in some cases. This means that aircraft must carry more kerosene, resulting in a reduction of up to 20 per cent in the freight that can be carried on the planes.
Aviation experts do not foresee the situation improving in the short term. In the long term, it is expected that European carriers will expand their fleets and that Arab airlines may acquire some of the Russian air freight capacity.
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