Each week we receive a number of enquiries from customers seeking a cost effective air freight quote to move their goods fast. As a leading international air freight forwarder, BCR has been generating air freight quotes for varying weights, volumes, dimensions and delivery timeframes for decades to ensure customers have their goods transported by the most time and cost effective air freight service.
It’s important for a customer to understand the type of carriers that are available and their schedules, if they have larger volumes and whether a passenger aircraft with a cargo allotment or a chartered aircraft will better suit their needs.
Read on to learn the service options for an air freight quote and the pros and cons to consider when thinking about an air freight charter.
More common air freight quote option
Air freight is typically transported by a passenger aircraft with a cargo allotment or a cargo aircraft where air freight is carried on the main deck in the body of the plane via nose-loading or side loading methods. While there are daily passenger carriers with multiple services throughout the day, your air freight quote/s may end up costly if your goods exceed the volume of capacity the passenger aircraft can carry and require more than one air freight service.
High volume in one shipment air freight option
For businesses with a larger volume to ship at one time, another air freight quote option to consider is a chartered aircraft which allows you to transport higher volumes of cargo in one shipment. While chartered air freight services cost less in comparison to the number of passenger cargo services you would require to ship bulk volumes, there are many more contracts to be signed to arrange the services as well as the cost to source the aircraft, pilot, crew, fuel and cargo terminal operators (CTO) at both origin and destination.
The pros and cons of passenger aircraft verses charter services
Smart businesses know the best way to achieve a cost effective air freight quote is to know what volume of goods need to be shipped in advance to ascertain whether multiple services or a chartered air freight service is the best solution. An expert freight forwarder is likely to provide either a passenger or cargo aircraft air freight quote based on what best suits your needs based on the following pros and cons.
Charter pros Charter cons Less cost and one air freight shipment Considerably more paperwork with more contracts to sign Cargo moved in one go Need to source charter aircraft /crew/ pilot/fuel/air traffic control More than 100 cubic meters of cargo can be transported on a freight charter Source Cargo terminal operator on either end Nose loading aircraft for project type cargo Submitted flight plans required Best for consistent shipments Multiple services pros Multiple service cons Daily services ready to go Weight/volume and dimension are restricted to cargo space in passenger aircraft Multiple aircraft with schedules to multiple destinations at your disposal Availability of space on each aircraft load Peak season prices are more expensiveTo ensure you have received the most cost and time effective air freight quote, ask your freight forwarder service provider whether your goods are better suited to standard cargo or a chartered air freight services. In addition, ensure you have all the standard documentation prepared to gain a quick air freight quote including a Trading Application and a Letter of Authority authorising the provider to have the freight processed through the Australian Border Force (ABF) once it has arrived.
As an established air freight forwarder accredited by the IATA, BCR provides personalised air freight services including chartered air freight services to small, medium and large businesses located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. BCR also provides sea freight services, 3PL warehousing and a team of expert Customs Brokers to simplify the import, export and logistics needs of our customers.
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