‘We need widebody freighters to utilize capacity fully’

We definitely need more freighters in India. At present, we have a few such as Pradhan Air Express, Air India Express, and IndiGo Cargo’s dedicated freighter. We need more widebody freighters because there is so much cargo, which is lying in the remote locations that needs to be carried,” shares Tushar Jani, Group Chairman, Cargo Service Center (CSC). “First let us understand we need more global freighters than domestic freighters. I agree it is a costly operation. Multimodal transportation is going to be a game changer for Indian logistics. The government is improving inland waterways, coastal shipping, roadways, and rail. There is this new freight corridor, which will link the northeast to Myanmar to Thailand to Cambodia to Vietnam and up to Philippines and down south we are going to be cooperating with Sri Lanka in the times to come so we are on the threshold of a new journey. Now that the government has launched this NLP, then one will see India in a higher orbit and there is nothing to go back to. If you have money put in logistics, it is time to invest in the supply chain. It is a sunrise industry,” he adds.