‘Industrial partnership vital to achieve 4 mn MT cargo in 5 yrs’

Keku Bomi Gazder, MD and CEO, Aviapro Logistics Services said, “The trajectory for growth in domestic air cargo sector will continue to be strong for the next few years to come. So, moving from about 1.8 million tonnes to close to 4 million metric tonnes in the next five years is not an impossible target, it can be achieved with the collaboration of all the stakeholders. I feel the use of military aircraft for transportation of perishables is long needed. If you want to move fruits and vegetables in huge quantities, it is important that we use all other available capacity apart from what the commercial capacities. The other important thing is National Gati Shakti which is focused on empowering each one of us, all departments, commercial, non-commercial, and make it a single mission to achieve a common goal. Our industry wants transportation for movement of cargo. If that is implemented perfectly, we will leapfrog in the next couple of years.”