Cargo volumes at Los Angeles International Airport sank for the seventh straight month, dropping 7.6 per cent in June, led by a 17.8 per cent plunge in domestic freight traffic and left overall cargo traffic at LAX, including mail, down 6.5 per cent in the first half of 2008 compared to last year.
International traffic this year was down 5.5 per cent in the first half of the year, a potential sign of what industry officials say is a shift of international air cargo to ocean.