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"Load Levelling" is a taboo word, everyone pretends it doesn't happen but everyone does it.
Cargo planes cost lots of money. If they don't have a good load they lose money.
Suppose there is not enough cargo to make a flight from Hamburg to Toronto worthwhile. The cargo for Canada gets thrown onto a plane for New York. That mail might take forever to get to Winnipeg. But the guy running the depot in Hamburg is happy because he despatched everything and his floor is clean.
Next day there is a ton of cargo for Canada and it all flies straight into YYZ on its own flight. Gets to Winnipeg weeks ahead of the cargo shipped the day before.
Another scenario is overcapacity on direct to YYZ, and surplus going to JFK. So two items mailed the same day have very different arrival times.
All this happens because every facility manager is looking out for himself, they are closely monitored on how much is left on site and how old it is.
None of this happens wink wink.