Airport sees 13% cargo growth despite hurdles

At the airport’s air cargo complex,the success of MIAL in handling cargo has meant reduction in business for the other airport custodian— Air India. When MIAL took over airport operations in 2006,Air India was handling 50 per cent of the airline’s air cargo business. Now,MIAL is handling nearly 70 per cent of the total international frieght volumes.

Cargo agents said the airport has the potential to handle more cargo if bottlenecks are addressed. In October last year,cargo agents went on a flash strike to demand better working conditions.

Over the last six months,airport officials have been holding monthly meetings with cargo agents to resolve infrastructure bottlenecks. “Not much has changed. No capacity or space has been added. The cold storage that MIAL promised is yet to be implemented,” a cargo agent said.

The warehouse capacity,city side infrastructure for vehicle movement ,multi-location operations,are some of the bottlenecks,MIAL said. “On long-term planning,we are restructuring the air cargo complex that would resolve the existing challenges and would also enhance handle capacity to one million tons per annum,” said the MIAL spokesperson.

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