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Domestic cargo flights start from Tiruchy airport
Domestic cargo operations began at Tiruchy international airport's passenger terminal on Tuesday, with the first shipment of 1,192 kg departing on IndiGo flight 6E 2171 at 6.20 am. The airport expects to…
Domestic cargo operations began at Tiruchy international airport's passenger terminal on Tuesday, with the first shipment of 1,192 kg departing on IndiGo flight 6E 2171 at 6.20 am. The airport expects to move 2.46 metric tonnes by day's end.
The launch follows security approval from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) for domestic cargo handling ahead of a dedicated cargo terminal. Airport director G. Gopalakrishnan called the start encouraging, reflecting pent-up demand from the trade community. AAI and AAICLAS will work with stakeholders to scale up operations.
Indian Opinion Analysis
For years the Tiruchy business community relied on road or Chennai/Coimbatore airports for domestic air cargo, even as the international terminal handled outbound freight. Tuesday's start of domestic cargo from the passenger terminal is an interim step. The Airports Authority of India's long-promised dedicated cargo terminal, once built, will add capacity for perishables and engineering goods that are the region's main exports. The 2.46 tonne first-day volume is early, but the trade's pick-up rate over the next quarter will be the real signal of whether the facility eases a chronic logistics bottleneck.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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