Air transport is increasingly used to export fruit and vegetables to countries where they cannot be grown or are out of season. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

Usage of air

transport

has been increasing from

last

decade to export the vegetation and fruits which are not cultivated or unseasonable, the prime benefit is, it saves

transport

time

compare

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comparison

compares

with traditional shipping and drawback is

cost

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the cost

of the items increase. On the one hand, transporting goods using airways is the fastest way in a short while.

Furthermore

, traditional shipping takes days to reach the items to the destination, by using air

transport

system nations can ship the items anywhere in the world where

airport

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the airport

is located. To illustrate, India is shipping apples and onions by using Air India airlines to the UAE in a short time where consumers enjoy the fresh and rich taste of fruits and vegetables.

On the other hand

, shipping the items in the air is too costly as the fuel charges and maintenance bills are hefty.

In addition

, crews in the plane and pilot wages are unimaginable due to the shortage of their availability in the job market. These are indirectly causing for increasing the price of the product which is

exporting

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exported

and in the destination people are

choose

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choosing

the items wisely while purchasing it. The prime example is the UAE has been transporting dry fruits to the USA which prices are unreasonable. In conclusion, Air

transport

has been

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used

for exporting the vegetation and fruits where they are not available due to the climate change or they cannot grow, the upside is goods will reach to destination within hours and downside price of the export item increases.