GMR Hyderabad Airport Cargo has started its Hyderabad Cargo Charter Circle (HC3) handling programme in India, a country where air freight charter operations are rare.
Airport operator GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports Ltd, plans to increase cargo charter operations out of Hyderabad Air Cargo Terminal in an effort to turn the airport into a cargo hub for South Asia.
HC3 is a membership-based programme that offers participants various benefits, including additional free cargo storage, priority storage allocation, a single point of contact for all aspects related to cargo handling, end-to-end logistics support within the terminal and 24/7 customer support, reported American Shipper.
'Cargo charters contribute a small proportion of the volume handled by the Indian airports currently, but as an emerging market, they hold a lot of promise. Realising this potential, we have launched the HC3 platform, which will act as an industry forum led by Hyderabad international airport to give the value-added advantage to this segment of the industry and help boost trade and logistics,' said GHIAL CEO SGK Kishore.
These benefits boost the reliability and control customers have over cargo transiting through the airport, according to GHIAL. Ultimately, the programme is intended to expand the number of direct regional and international flight connections out of Hyderabad in support of its goal to become a hub for charter air cargo operations.
This development comes as the airport has experienced rising demand for cargo charters to support shipments that include pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, telecommunications equipment and defence and aerospace commodities, GHIAL said.
On August 1 the airport added another domestic freighter service. The latest operator is SpiceJet, which raises the number of scheduled freighter services out of Hyderabad to six carriers.
The Boeing 737-700F aircraft used by SpiceJet will operate six days every week, connecting Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore sectors. The freighter aircraft has a 20-ton cargo capacity.
The new SpiceJet freighter service will also provide an opportunity for shippers from the region to access the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other markets via Delhi. The offering also includes postal circulation among the key metropolitan areas, saving critical time and ensuring fast delivery of goods.
Hyderabad Airport Cargo serves multinational companies across pharmaceutical, perishables, engineering, automobile, aerospace and leather industries. In addition to major cargo hubs in India, international destinations, such as Frankfurt, Istanbul, Dubai, Doha and Hong Kong are also connected from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA).
Cargo exports from Hyderabad airport are 60 per cent comprised of pharmaceutical products, with 10 per cent growth in volume over the last five years. Hyderabad Airport Cargo has inducted active and passive cooling storage mechanisms in partnership with Envirotainer and Agility to maintain the Hyderabad Airport Cargo Terminal. It has also installed a large tunnel X-ray to screen shipper-built units.
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Airport operator GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports Ltd, plans to increase cargo charter operations out of Hyderabad Air Cargo Terminal in an effort to turn the airport into a cargo hub for South Asia.
HC3 is a membership-based programme that offers participants various benefits, including additional free cargo storage, priority storage allocation, a single point of contact for all aspects related to cargo handling, end-to-end logistics support within the terminal and 24/7 customer support, reported American Shipper.
'Cargo charters contribute a small proportion of the volume handled by the Indian airports currently, but as an emerging market, they hold a lot of promise. Realising this potential, we have launched the HC3 platform, which will act as an industry forum led by Hyderabad international airport to give the value-added advantage to this segment of the industry and help boost trade and logistics,' said GHIAL CEO SGK Kishore.
These benefits boost the reliability and control customers have over cargo transiting through the airport, according to GHIAL. Ultimately, the programme is intended to expand the number of direct regional and international flight connections out of Hyderabad in support of its goal to become a hub for charter air cargo operations.
This development comes as the airport has experienced rising demand for cargo charters to support shipments that include pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, telecommunications equipment and defence and aerospace commodities, GHIAL said.
On August 1 the airport added another domestic freighter service. The latest operator is SpiceJet, which raises the number of scheduled freighter services out of Hyderabad to six carriers.
The Boeing 737-700F aircraft used by SpiceJet will operate six days every week, connecting Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore sectors. The freighter aircraft has a 20-ton cargo capacity.
The new SpiceJet freighter service will also provide an opportunity for shippers from the region to access the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other markets via Delhi. The offering also includes postal circulation among the key metropolitan areas, saving critical time and ensuring fast delivery of goods.
Hyderabad Airport Cargo serves multinational companies across pharmaceutical, perishables, engineering, automobile, aerospace and leather industries. In addition to major cargo hubs in India, international destinations, such as Frankfurt, Istanbul, Dubai, Doha and Hong Kong are also connected from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA).
Cargo exports from Hyderabad airport are 60 per cent comprised of pharmaceutical products, with 10 per cent growth in volume over the last five years. Hyderabad Airport Cargo has inducted active and passive cooling storage mechanisms in partnership with Envirotainer and Agility to maintain the Hyderabad Airport Cargo Terminal. It has also installed a large tunnel X-ray to screen shipper-built units.
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