‘Belly capacity limits air cargo potential of India’

Rajen S Bhatia, MD, Tulsidas Khimji, said, “With demand rising across e-commerce, pharma, perishables, advanced manufacturing, and over dimensional cargo movements, India’s reliance on passenger belly capacity is becoming a structural constraint. Dedicated freighters, not subject to passenger network limitations provide predictable uplift, rapid handling, and deeper regional penetration for time-critical exports, high-value imports and oversize/over dimensional cargo. Scaling up freighter operations will not only support specialised and cross-border cargo needs but also reinforce supply chain stability and accelerate India’s evolution into a world-class logistics hub.”