Answers:
ADVANTAGES of air freight as compared to sea freight:
a) One time palletisation of the cargo at airport of origin so that cargo is not touched at the transshipment point.
b) There will be no damage/breakage if palletisation is done.
c) 24 to 32 hours delivery at destination airport where consignee/broker can clear the shipments. Also speedy delivery for perishable cargo.
DISADVANTAGES of air freight as compared to sea freight:
a) Airfreight is more costly than sea freight.
b) You can find problems in booking space with Airlines.
c) You can also face problems of embargo i.e. your cargo may not be uplifted from the origin airport due to over loads of cargo of cargo at transshipment point.