In practice, air freight forwarders use various consolidation methods: grouping shipments by destination airport, region, or delivery deadlines, combining multiple smaller consignments under one MAWB, or establishing regular line services with fixed departure times and points.
Source: https://www.iata.org/en/services/freight/consolidation/
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