AIR TRANSPORT

Air transport is becoming increasingly important, especially with the increase in airports and aircraft fleets that have developed in recent years. Air transport is a method of transportation between airports, which has a great advantage in terms of speed and time. Although air transport is a more suitable transportation method for medium and long distances, it is preferred especially for the transportation of valuable materials, spare parts, books, medicines, fresh fruits and vegetables as well as perishable food products such as flowers. Document shipment transactions for exports performed by sea are also carried out by air transport by international courier companies. Another prominent practice of air transport in export transactions is sample shipments.

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Air Transport?

The main advantage of air transportation is that it is possible to deliver export products quickly by this transport method. In addition, air transportation can be combined with other transport modes, allowing the products to be delivered to customers' warehouses. Another important advantage of air transport is that it is a safe transportation method.

The most important disadvantage of air transport is that it is an expensive transportation method. The transport costs are increasing due to high fuel consumption. In addition, fixed expenses amount to a high number due to the excess of necessary investments to make air transportation possible. For this reason, air transport is one of the most expensive transportation methods in terms of both investment and operational aspects. Another disadvantage of air transport is that it is not possible to transport freight larger than a certain size by air due to the carrying capacity of cargo planes.