We have world-class infra, policies to boost domestic air cargo

The Domestic Air Cargo Agents Association of India (DACAAI) organised the 12th edition of its convention in New Delhi on Friday. The theme of the event was ‘The Future of Domestic Air Cargo in India: Way Forward.’ The event began with the inaugural address by Suraj Agrawal, Secretary, DACAAI followed by the lamp lighting ceremony by DACAAI members Arvind Nayak, President DACAAI, Gaurav Ghuwalewala, VP and Founder DACAAI, Amit Bajaj, Member DACAAI and leading air cargo experts and government officials namely, Mahesh Malik, CCO, IndiGo Cargo, Kamesh Peri, CEO, Celebi and Amber Dubey, Joint Secretary, MoCA amongst others. DACAAI members also launched the yearly handbook in the virtual presence of Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road, Transport and Highways. The focus of the convention was on building resiliency in the domestic air cargo sector. The experts also highlighted on leading domestic airlines launching freighters in the coming months to meet the surge in demand and new cargo complexes coming up at the regional airports boosting logistics activities from the tier 2 and tier 3 cities. The experts also focused on the growing e-commerce sector bolstering growth of air cargo domestically. “We have adequate infrastructure, policies and manpower in place to achieve the pre-COVID growth levels in the coming years. We have government’s support and we are moving in the right direction,” said experts.