Following successive weekly rises since the end of February, average global air cargo rates held steady in the second week of April, despite a drop in tonnages partly linked to Eid, as per the WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends. Tonnages from the Middle East & South Asia (MESA) region overall to Europe also dropped by 18 per cent, WoW, although they remain up by 17 per cent compared with the same week last year. Despite the WoW drop, India-Europe tonnages remain up 9 per cent year-on-year, although Bangladesh to Europe demand is slightly down by 5 per cent YoY. Despite a 21 per cent WoW drop, Dubai-Europe tonnages remained at more than twice their level this time last year, up by 153 per cent, in the week prior to flooding there, impacting the emirate’s air operations.