Vijayawada Int’l Airport must get cargo center to facilitate exports

Citing Andhra Pradesh as one of the largest food producers,A.P. Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation said that Vijayawada International Airport must get a customs-notified cargo centre to facilitate exports of goods to other countries. In a letter addressed to Airports Authority of India Chairman Sanjeev Kumar, members of the Chambers said the State occupies a premier position in the country’s agri-business industry and that the food processing sector has made enormous progress in the State.
However, due to the absence of a customs-notified cargo centre, the exporters are having to ship these from Hyderabad airport. This will only incur more expenses and lead to wastage of time, the letter said. On an average, it is estimated that approximately 800 tonnes of cargo being shipped from Hyderabad airport daily belongs to Vijayawada and neighbouring places, they said, in an official statement to AAI.