{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Air freight","description":"Once a consignment reaches the departure airport, the air freight process begins: goods are accepted, consolidated, flown to the destination airport, deconsolidated, and delivered to the consignee. Central to the process are the Air Waybill (AWB) as the governing transport document, customs clearance at both origin and destination, and airport warehousing – typically coordinated by a freight forwarder or specialist air cargo broker. Rates are substantially higher than ocean or road freight, yet ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/air-freight","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T02:19:06.021614","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_freight","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/air-freight","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Air freight · Once a consignment reaches the departure airport, the air freight process begins: goods are accepted, consolidated, flown to the destination airport, deconsolidated, and delivered to the consignee. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_freight"}