Japan's ANA to slash cargo rates, making air on par with trucking

Carrier to utilize excess space on passenger flights as driver crunch looms

ANA currently only uses 20% of its annual cargo capacity of 1.25 million tonnes. (Photo by Nikkei)

MASAHISA YUZAWA, Nikkei staff writer

March 22, 2024 23:45 JST

TOKYO -- All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings will cut daytime air cargo rates to as low as one-tenth of current levels, bringing them in line with trucking costs as it seeks to tap shipping demand stemming from an expected driver shortage.

The new rates will be introduced from April 1 on flights connecting Tokyo's Haneda to Sapporo, Fukuoka and Osaka that depart between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ANA Holdings expects demand from a wide range of fields, from agriculture and fisheries to manufacturing.