27 additional domestic air cargo terminals built by AAICLAS after 2014

The Cargo handling potential has been considerably enhanced to facilitate faster movement of goods. This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry Of Civil Aviation (Gen (Dr) V K Singh (Retd) in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on February 7, 2022

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Till the year 2014, there were 11 Domestic Air Cargo Terminals and 19 International Air Cargo Terminals in India. Airports Authority of India (AAI) / AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited (AAICLAS) created 27 more Domestic Air Cargo Terminals.

In addition, there are Joint Venture (JV)/ Public Private Partnership (PPP) and State Government Airports which are also engaged in the process of establishment of Domestic as well as International Air Cargo Terminals.

Thus, the Cargo handling potential has been considerably enhanced to facilitate faster movement of goods. This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry Of Civil Aviation (Gen (Dr) V K Singh (Retd) in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on February 7, 2022.

Additional 27 domestic air cargo terminals have been created by AAICLAS after 2014 at Amritsar, Madurai, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Indore, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Raipur, Aurangabad, Bhubaneswar, Varanasi, Goa, Srinagar, Ranchi, Trivandrum, Guwahati, Vijayawada, Bagdogra, Jammu, Leh, Surat, Bhopal, Dehradun, Rajahmundry, Tirupati and Hubballi

He also pointed out that AAICLAS was committed towards creation of cargo handling facilities through establishment of domestic cargo terminals including in the Tier-II and Tier-III cities depending upon the feasibility for volume of cargo.

As a result, additional 27 domestic air cargo terminals have been created by AAICLAS after 2014 at Amritsar, Madurai, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Indore, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Raipur, Aurangabad, Bhubaneswar, Varanasi, Goa, Srinagar, Ranchi, Trivandrum, Guwahati, Vijayawada, Bagdogra, Jammu, Leh, Surat, Bhopal, Dehradun, Rajahmundry, Tirupati and Hubballi.

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