Meaning of Air Cargo Booking and Go-Show / No-Show / Late Show Up

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  1. Booking and Go-Show: In both ocean and air export, space is booked when a shipper confirms the vessel/aircraft schedule through a forwarder and expresses the intent to place cargo On Board a specific vessel/aircraft. Booked cargo must be delivered (Show Up) to the designated facility by the Cut Off Time, after which it undergoes ULD Build Up and is loaded onto the aircraft. However, situations may arise where cargo needs to be loaded immediately, but no prior booking was made for that specific flight, or the booking deadline has passed, making it impossible to book through the airline's reservation department. In such cases, after identifying the flight number, you should contact the airline's Load Master. If the volume and weight of the urgent cargo are not excessive and the Load Master determines there is sufficient capacity, they may permit the cargo to enter the airport warehouse even without a prior booking (requests may be denied if the volume or weight is too large). Furthermore, even if the cargo is delivered to the warehouse, it may not actually undergo ULD Build Up or be loaded, so continuous tracking and repeated verification with the Load Master are necessary. This process, where cargo without a prior booking is loaded based on the Load Master's permission and the current situation, is called a Go-Show. Go-Show applies only to general cargo and does not apply to dangerous goods, live animals, or heavy/big cargo. 2. No-Show: The deadline to cancel an aircraft booking is before the booking cut-off time for that specific flight. Any cancellations after the deadline must be handled through the Load Master rather than the reservation agent. If a forwarder fails to cancel when required, the delivery Cut Off Time will pass, and the Load Master will investigate the reason for the non-delivery. A No-Show refers to cargo that has booked space but fails to Show Up at the delivery facility without prior cancellation. Repeated No-Shows or handling oversized cargo may result in warnings from the airline. (Note) In practice, forwarders do not work directly with airlines but through a consolidator, and the consolidator handles matters with the airline/Load Master. 3. Late Show Up: This refers to cargo that has booked space and is delivered within the Cut Off Time, but arrives at the delivery warehouse too late to be loaded onto the booked aircraft.

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