Airlines used less of their freight-carrying capacity in January compared to December.
The weight load factor for domestic airlines dipped to 73.9 per cent in January from 74.6 per cent in December. It dropped to 72.5 per cent for international airlines compared to 78.2 per cent in the previous month. The weight load factor measures the extent to which airlines utilise their ability to carry freight.
Airlines had seen a decline in utilisation levels during the pandemic. The latest numbers were higher than the pre-pandemic January 2019 for both domestic and international services (Chart 1).
