MUMBAI International Airport has experienced a fruitful year with a 30 per cent increase in air cargo movements, both export and import, during FY22, reports the International Airport Review of Brasted, Kent.
With the global supply chain operations steadily gaining momentum in the past couple of years, mumbai International Airport (BOM/CSMIA) air cargo witnessed a fruitful year in terms of EXIM (export and import) movements in FY22.
Mumbai's air cargo observed a rise of close to 30 per cent in movement as compared to FY21. International cargo volumes grew by 26 per cent whereas domestic cargo volumes were up by 40 per cent over FY21.
The total import of 260,600 tonnes and export of 296,300 tonnes of cargo resulted in an increase in CSMIA's overall share of contribution to the global cargo movements.
The top three destinations which observed the highest import via Mumbai include China, Germany, and US, respectively.
The US, UAE and Germany remain the top destinations in terms of exports. Automobiles, pharmaceutical products and engineering goods saw most transportation to the top international destinations, whereas the top domestic destinations primarily witnessed the movement of engineering goods, documents & samples and postal cargo.
Notably, the top airlines catering to the maximum cargo from Mumbai Airport include IndiGo, SpiceJet, and GoFirst in the domestic segment. While Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines were the top three airlines catering to the highest cargo load internationally in this period.
With cargo transportation across the globe operating at full capacity, Mumbai Airport observed a total of 76,736 domestic flights facilitating the total domestic cargo movement in FY22, compared to 46,099 flights in FY21.
Meanwhile, there were 17,570 international flights carrying imports and exports in FY22 as against 11,833 in FY21.
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With the global supply chain operations steadily gaining momentum in the past couple of years, mumbai International Airport (BOM/CSMIA) air cargo witnessed a fruitful year in terms of EXIM (export and import) movements in FY22.
Mumbai's air cargo observed a rise of close to 30 per cent in movement as compared to FY21. International cargo volumes grew by 26 per cent whereas domestic cargo volumes were up by 40 per cent over FY21.
The total import of 260,600 tonnes and export of 296,300 tonnes of cargo resulted in an increase in CSMIA's overall share of contribution to the global cargo movements.
The top three destinations which observed the highest import via Mumbai include China, Germany, and US, respectively.
The US, UAE and Germany remain the top destinations in terms of exports. Automobiles, pharmaceutical products and engineering goods saw most transportation to the top international destinations, whereas the top domestic destinations primarily witnessed the movement of engineering goods, documents & samples and postal cargo.
Notably, the top airlines catering to the maximum cargo from Mumbai Airport include IndiGo, SpiceJet, and GoFirst in the domestic segment. While Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines were the top three airlines catering to the highest cargo load internationally in this period.
With cargo transportation across the globe operating at full capacity, Mumbai Airport observed a total of 76,736 domestic flights facilitating the total domestic cargo movement in FY22, compared to 46,099 flights in FY21.
Meanwhile, there were 17,570 international flights carrying imports and exports in FY22 as against 11,833 in FY21.
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