When it happened I remembered I was driving between Luxembourg and Amsterdam and was picking up news reports in French first which I could not completely follow. When in Holland, I fully realized how big a disaster the world was facing. It was very intimidating and I found it hard to concentrate on the road. I realized the impact would surely be far reaching, that is, on the global economy and in relation to airline security.
     The 9/11 shock ultimately had an impact in many ways on airfreight. One aspect is that it triggered a whole fleet of B747F’s to be deployed in supporting various military activities. This impact is still with us today and has changed supply/demand in airfreight, for example, on Europe/U.S. and Asia/U.S. routes.”