Bengaluru Airport: On Friday, the Kempegowda International Airport in the city of Bengaluru launched the country’s initially ever devoted Express Cargo Terminal. The terminal has been launched exclusively for export and import of international couriers. With the operationalization of the new Express Cargo Terminal, cargo operations at the Bengaluru Airport are set to get larger and greater, airport authorities stated. Developed by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), the Express cargo terminal at the 200,000 square feet constructed-to-suit facility will property major international express courier providers like DHL Express and FedEx Express, according to an IE report.
BIAL stated that the Common-User Express Terminal will be operated by the Express Industry Council of India (EICI) for other courier providers. It additional stated that the Common-user Terminal will add impetus to the city’s currently robust e-commerce base. There will be a devoted space in the terminal for Customs offices, and it will have direct access to each Landside and Airside.
M. Srinivas, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Bengaluru Zone, was quoted saying at South India’s busiest Cargo Airport, this exclusive terminal for express couriers at Bengaluru Airport will increase the region’s trade and economy drastically. It will allow ease of carrying out company. Also, it will lessen transaction time as properly as expense for the shipper by giving a devoted facility for express courier shipments, Srinivas added.
According to BIAL, this facility will allow the airport to course of action 150,000 MT annually, taking the all round annual cargo capacity of the Bengaluru Airport from the current 570,000 MT to 720,000 MT. This warehousing facility is a initially-of-its-type at an Indian airport, which has been created as properly as constructed-to-suit. BIAL also pointed out that this will provide operators with streamlined operational workflows the provision for expansion in the future. The airport operator additional stated that mechanised truck docks will enable faster acceptance as properly as delivery of freight. With devoted space for every operator, the terminal is anticipated to increase throughput and cater to the needs of the burgeoning market, it stated.