Brussels Airlines Cargo applies new pricing structure

Brussels Airlines Cargo will apply a new pricing structure as from the start of the aviation winter season, on 25 October. This new structure better meets the market demand for more transparency. Instead charging various surcharges on freight prices, as is the case today, there will only be one consolidated ‘Airfreight Surcharge’ in the future.   

Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss World Cargo already announced that they introduce a new pricing structure as from next IATA winter season. Brussels Airlines Cargo has decided to join this new model.

Increasingly more cargo customers and transporters want a simpler and more transparent pricing structure that is less volatile and provides more clarity. Brussels Airlines Cargo and the airlines of Lufthansa Group launch a new and much clearer cargo pricing model as from the winter season – the end of October – in order to meet this demand.

The new pricing model is unique in the market. In the future there will not be several but only one single surcharge on airfreight transported by Brussels Airlines. The prices of Brussels Airlines Cargo will consist of two elements: a fixed net sum and an Airfreight Surcharge (ASC).

This new surcharge replaces all the supplements existing today. The ASC includes all the external costs that are beyond Brussels Airlines’ control such as fuel, airport taxes, security surcharges, etc. As these external costs can fluctuate, the sum of the Airfreight Surcharge is subject to changes. The introduction of this new pricing method will not lead to higher or lower rates for the customers. In comparison to the old pricing model the net rates will be adjusted so the effect remains price-neutral.

Freight customers can contact the Brussels Airlines Cargo Department or the local representative of Brussels Airlines Cargo for more information.