Cargo Breaking News
“Recognising the potential of air cargo, we have embarked on the development of dedicated air freight corridors, the implementation of digital processes like e-airway bills and investments in the state-of-the-art cargo terminals and our goal has always been to make India a global cargo hub by enhancing connectivity, reducing turnaround time and improving efficiency,” said Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu Civil Aviation minister, at the recently concluded Global Aviation and Air Cargo Summit, organised by PHDCCI in New Delhi. The minister also emphasised the need of more freighters as most of the cargo in India is being carried out in bellies of the aircraft. “We must think about why we don’t have enough freighters. With the kind of population that we have today, we are lacking on it. Most of the cargo that we are doing today is by belly cargo only. It obviously has its own challenges. Now, we must move into the idea of having our own freight corridors, freight carriers, at least between the metro cities domestically, so that there is a network already created in terms of air cargo, there is a system that is being handled,” he added.
