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BLR Airport reports highest-ever cargo tonnage in CY2024

empegowda International Airport
KBengaluru (BLR Airport) reported its
highest-ever annual cargo tonnage of
496,227 MT, reflecting strong performance
in both international and domestic segments
during the calendar year 2024 (CY 2024), a 17
percent increase compared to CY 2023.
International cargo saw a 23 percent
growth, totalling 313,981 MT, driven by
increased demand for perishables, spare
parts, engineering goods, and e-commerce
shipments. Domestic cargo volumes
increased by 9 percent, reaching 182,246
MT, spurred by seasonal perishable volumes
and expanding e-commerce activity. Thus, 63
percent of all cargo handled at BLR Airport
in 2024 was international freight.

Blue Dart unveils India’s

largest integrated Air India expands SATS,
WFS ties with 14 new
operating facility in Delhi global contracts

ir India has extended its collaboration
Awith SATS and its wholly owned subsidiary
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) by awarding
14 new cargo and ground handling contracts
across major international airports.
The contracts cover airports in Asia, Europe,
the Middle East, and North America. In addition
to renewing 11 existing agreements, Air India
has increased its reliance on SATS and WFS for
operational services at several key locations.
The newly awarded stations include North
American airports in Chicago and Washington
lue Dart has launched Situated along the Dwarka Dulles, UK airports such as London Heathrow,
BIndia’s largest low-emission Expressway in Bijwasan, Delhi, London Gatwick, and Birmingham, as well as
integrated operating facility of the facility is set to be just 20 European hubs like Frankfurt and Milan. In
2.5 lakh sq ft in Bijwasan, Delhi. minutes from Indira Gandhi Asia, services have been expanded to locations
“This facility, equipped International Airport. “This including Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.
with solar power installations, positions it as a critical logistics
connects multiple air and hub, enhancing connectivity
ground services between across the Northern region and
North India and the rest of beyond. With direct access to
the country, marking a the IGI Airport, Indian Railways,
significant milestone in the metro corridors, and key
company’s journey toward national highways, the Bijwasan
operational excellence and facility seamlessly integrates
environmental stewardship,” with the upcoming Gati Shakti
the release reads. Logistics Corridor,” it reads.
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