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May 5, 2020 at 22:39	comment	added	Relaxed		(+1) Interesting point in any case but how “many” is “many”? I expect freight routes to be very different from regular passengers routes. Thinking about Europe, how much freight demand can there be between airports in Northern England and Spanish or Greek holiday destinations? (Just to name one example). All the conversions I heard of were for wide-body long-range aircraft. That's where the freight demand seems to be but that's only a part of passenger traffic.
Apr 16, 2020 at 0:33	comment	added	user29788		@Arthur'sPass its both - freight is increasing on certain routes, hence why some airlines are upgrading aircraft on some routes yet flying fewer passengers at the same time. Airlines would rather fly their own aircraft with no passengers but a belly full of cargo because it not only pays for the flight, it also allows them to do things like fulfil contractual obligations for passenger services on certain routes and requirements to retain slots at certain airports.
Apr 15, 2020 at 23:55	comment	added	user105640		I don't think it's so much an increase in demand (although that might be a factor) as a reduction in freight capacity because of fewer regular scheduled flights.
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