Mangaluru (Karnataka), Mangaluru International Airport has started international cargo operations from its integrated cargo terminal with flight IX 815 carrying 2,522 kg of fruits and vegetables to Abu Dhabi, officials said on Saturday.
The formal launch was held on Friday, in the presence of the AAHL Cargo team, the leadership team of Mangaluru International Airport, as well as representatives from Customs, Airlines (IndiGo and Air India Express) and Airport Security Group of CISF, they said.
This long-awaited development comes just over a year after the airport began domestic cargo operations on May 1, 2023, officials said.
According to officials, on May 10 this year, the Commissioner of Customs had designated the airport as Custodian and Customs Cargo Service Provider, indicating in green the start of international cargo operations.
Meanwhile, in collaboration with regulatory authorities and airline partners, the airport vigorously pursued its Customs Cargo Service status.
The start of international cargo operations will enable exporters from coastal Karnataka and Kerala and inland to export perishable products such as fresh fruits and vegetables, foodstuffs, machine parts, textiles, shoes, tropical fish, dried and frozen fish, dyes plastics and boat parts. (helix) in the form of abdominal load.
IndiGo and Air India Express, with their connectivity, will enable exporters to send cargo to Dubai, Doha, Dammam, Kuwait, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.
On the domestic cargo front, the airport has done well in handling 3,706.02 tonnes of cargo in the first 11 months of its operation since May 1, 2023, during the financial year 2024-25.
The total domestic cargo handled included 279.21 tons of inbound cargo and 3,426.8 tons of outbound cargo. Interestingly, 95 per cent of the outgoing domestic cargo was postal mail, which consisted of banking and UIDAI-related documents such as credit/debit cards and Aadhaar, officials said.
The formal launch was held on Friday, in the presence of the AAHL Cargo team, the leadership team of Mangaluru International Airport, as well as representatives from Customs, Airlines (IndiGo and Air India Express) and Airport Security Group of CISF, they said.
This long-awaited development comes just over a year after the airport began domestic cargo operations on May 1, 2023, officials said.
According to officials, on May 10 this year, the Commissioner of Customs had designated the airport as Custodian and Customs Cargo Service Provider, indicating in green the start of international cargo operations.
Meanwhile, in collaboration with regulatory authorities and airline partners, the airport vigorously pursued its Customs Cargo Service status.
The start of international cargo operations will enable exporters from coastal Karnataka and Kerala and inland to export perishable products such as fresh fruits and vegetables, foodstuffs, machine parts, textiles, shoes, tropical fish, dried and frozen fish, dyes plastics and boat parts. (helix) in the form of abdominal load.
IndiGo and Air India Express, with their connectivity, will enable exporters to send cargo to Dubai, Doha, Dammam, Kuwait, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.
On the domestic cargo front, the airport has done well in handling 3,706.02 tonnes of cargo in the first 11 months of its operation since May 1, 2023, during the financial year 2024-25.
The total domestic cargo handled included 279.21 tons of inbound cargo and 3,426.8 tons of outbound cargo. Interestingly, 95 per cent of the outgoing domestic cargo was postal mail, which consisted of banking and UIDAI-related documents such as credit/debit cards and Aadhaar, officials said.
