Based on COVID-19 vaccine production sites and demand for up to 12.6 billion doses, Cargo Facts Consulting estimates that about 41% of all vaccines will be moved by air.
Delivering the vaccine could add approximately 50,000 tonnes of additional intercontinental traffic over the next two years, depending on how production capacity ramps up in the next four to five months, the consultancy finds.
For Cargo Facts Consulting’s complete analysis on how air freight factors into global COVID-19 vaccine distribution, visit CFC Insights:
Global air freight impacts of COVID vaccine distribution likely to be modest