of cargo with american airlines will cost 20 to 30% more now than before the pandemic. there s other estimates where chartering an entirely private cargo flight will cost $2 million. before the pandemic, it would be $750,000. retailers are paying these fees desperate to get products on the shelves ahead of the holidays. american airlines reported that revenue from their cargo line generated 3.7% of the revenue in the third quarter of this year. the best quarter for cargo ever. nearly double the amount it generated in the same same in 2019. other airlines like united and delta, they re seeing growth in cargo revenue, too. we ve heard about the lack of truck drivers is adding to the backlog of shipping containers in our seaports. american airline says they re not saying the same issue at the
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Cargo
American-airlines
Pandemic
Estimates
Cargo-flight
20
2-million
Million
30
Revenue
Gap