Air freight demand soars to link virus-severed supply chains

ANA and JAL groups ready more charter flights for parts, not people

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ANA Cargo had made plans for 68 chartered freight flights as of March 13 compared to zero a year ago.

KEIGO YOSHIDA, SHIHO MIYAJIMA and MASASHI ISAWA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Demand for air freight charter services is on the rise in East Asia as manufacturers scramble to secure vital supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic, even at sharply higher costs.

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