Surat: Airports Authority of India (AAI) will inaugurate its domestic cargo terminal (DCT) at Surat airport on January 29.
Airlines operating from domestic terminal including SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India will be handling cargo operations through the DCT.
Keku Bomi Gazder, chief executive officer of AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Service Limited (AAICLAS), told TOI, “Opening of Surat DCT fulfils a long-cherished dream of trade in Surat, which will now have an access to world-class cargo facility.”
Gazder added, “We are inaugurating the DCT on January 29. As one of the fastest growing cities in India, we expect trade in Surat to take full advantage of our terminal and use its facilities to connect various points in India and rest of the world. With the opening of the terminal, AAICLAS once again delivers an opportunity for growth and expansion of trade in western India.”
AAI sources said DCT, built at a cost of Rs8 crore, is a steel-based structure constructed on land between Air Traffic Control (ATC) and terminal building. The ground base of the cargo is 1,000 square metre and the first floor will have the same size. The cargo terminal has cold storage facility for export of perishable items, strong room etc.
At present, cargo movement from Surat airport is in the range of 150 metric tonnes per month through various private airlines operating from Surat airport, which provide cargo facilities to operational destinations across the country. The cargo movement is expected to increase in the coming days with the opening up of the cargo terminal at Surat.
Official sources said cargo items like saris, dress material, courier, chemicals, diamonds, lab-grown diamonds, jewellery articles etc. are transported from Surat airport to Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Jaipur. Majority of cargo movement to and from Surat airport is handled by SpiceJet followed by Air India.
Airlines operating from domestic terminal including SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India will be handling cargo operations through the DCT.
Keku Bomi Gazder, chief executive officer of AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Service Limited (AAICLAS), told TOI, “Opening of Surat DCT fulfils a long-cherished dream of trade in Surat, which will now have an access to world-class cargo facility.”
Gazder added, “We are inaugurating the DCT on January 29. As one of the fastest growing cities in India, we expect trade in Surat to take full advantage of our terminal and use its facilities to connect various points in India and rest of the world. With the opening of the terminal, AAICLAS once again delivers an opportunity for growth and expansion of trade in western India.”
AAI sources said DCT, built at a cost of Rs8 crore, is a steel-based structure constructed on land between Air Traffic Control (ATC) and terminal building. The ground base of the cargo is 1,000 square metre and the first floor will have the same size. The cargo terminal has cold storage facility for export of perishable items, strong room etc.
At present, cargo movement from Surat airport is in the range of 150 metric tonnes per month through various private airlines operating from Surat airport, which provide cargo facilities to operational destinations across the country. The cargo movement is expected to increase in the coming days with the opening up of the cargo terminal at Surat.
Official sources said cargo items like saris, dress material, courier, chemicals, diamonds, lab-grown diamonds, jewellery articles etc. are transported from Surat airport to Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Jaipur. Majority of cargo movement to and from Surat airport is handled by SpiceJet followed by Air India.
