China Opens 15 New International Air Cargo Routes in September

The build-out matters less for any single lane than for the direction of travel: China is adding international air freight capacity while much of the market is still debating whether e-commerce and cross-border volumes justify it. If the new routes are absorbed, that is a signal on the durability of air cargo demand out of China; if they are not, the added belly and freighter capacity could weigh on rates on adjacent lanes. Whether the densification continues at this pace is the open question.