Air transportation is a popular method of good delivery that is characterized by fast shipment and short deadlines. We have extensive experience in air transport in Africa. If you have a landing strip and are prepared to use air transport, then we will get your cargo there. We have experts on standby to help solve any requirements you might have.
Advantages of Air Transport
1. High Speed
Air is the type of freight capable of traveling long distances in short periods of time. This makes this model an optimum choice if you have an urgent need to ship a product or if their freight demands special standards of protection or acclimation. It is the quickest transport mode and is therefore ideal for long-distance transport of goods. It takes less time.
2. Fast Service
Air transportation offers convenient, reliable, and fast services of transport. It is considered the cheapest way to ship peregrinated goods. It offers a standard, convenient, reliable, and fast service.
3. Send almost everywhere your freight
In regions that are not readily accessible to other modes of transport, air transport is considered to be the only means of transport. Open to all regions, irrespective of land interference. A vast network of airlines covering nearly the whole globe is available for many airlines. This ensures that the package can be sent almost anywhere.
4. High Standard of Security
High standard of protection with a low risk of robbery and injury. Shipping by air has a high degree of security since airport safety restrictions on cargo are strictly enforced. Tightly controlled airport controls also minimize cargo theft and loss.
5. Natural Route
An aircraft can fly to any location without seeing any natural obstacles or barriers. Since customs formalities are easily compiled. It eliminates the need for more time to seek clearance. Air travel is used for relief operations during earthquakes, floods, accidents, and famines.
6. There is less need for heavy packaging
Air exports, in general, entail less hard packaging than ocean shipments. This ensures you save both time and money by not having to provide extra packaging services.
Disadvantages of Air Transport
Climate conditions that are adverse: Extreme weather will cause planes to be grounded and airports to close, halting shipments for several days and rendering the service ineffective.
1. Risky
Air travel is the riskiest mode of transport since there can be considerable losses to goods, customers, and crews as a result of a minor crash. Compared to other means of travel, the risks of collisions are higher.
2. Cost
Air travel is considered to be the most expensive means of transportation. The cost of maintaining aircraft is higher and the costs for the building of aerodromes and avions are much higher. That’s why air travel is so expensive that it gets beyond ordinary people’s grasp.
3. Some Product Limitation
There is a whole variety of materials not suitable for such products, from explosives, gases, batteries, fired solids, and liquids, which cannot be shipped by air to name but a few.
4. Capacity for Small Carriage
The aircraft has no room and therefore are not ideal for carriage of voluminous and cheaper materials. As is seen for rails sea or road, the load volume cannot be raised.
5. Enormous investment
Air travel calls for enormous spending in aerodrome building and servicing. It also calls for professional, qualified, and qualified staff that needs significant investment.
