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Total weight of freight, as defined below, loaded on an aircraft where the next destination is located outside the territory of the country in which the air journey begins in a given year.
Includes weight of any container and packaging by shipper or consigner.
Freight refers to any property carried on an aircraft other than mail, stores and baggage. For statistical purposes, freight includes express freight and parcels and diplomatic bags but not passenger baggage. All freight, whether carried
on passenger flights or on all-cargo services, should be included. |