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Adani airports handle over one million

tonnes cargo in FY2024

dani Airport Holdings international, the release
A(AAHL) handled one added. "The international
million tonnes of air cargo cargo tonnage amounted
in the financial year 2023- to 662,258 tonnes, an
2024 (April 2023 to March increase of nine percent
2024), an increase of seven compared to previous
percent from last year. "AAHL fiscal's 606,348 tonnes."
facilitated 1,013,115 tonnes of The cargo operations were
cargo in FY2023-24, capturing driven by automobiles,
30.1 percent market share," pharmaceuticals,
says an official release. perishables, electricals/
Over 65 percent of the electronics, and engineering
cargo managed by AAHL was goods.

International cargo BLR Airport tops in

operations start from perishables exports, again

Mangaluru Airport

empegowda International Airport
he integrated cargo exporters from coastal KBengaluru (KIAB/BLR Airport) announced
Tterminal at Mangaluru Karnataka and Kerala and that it continues to be the No. 1 Airport in
International Airport started the hinterland to export India for exporting perishables for the fourth
international operations on perishables such as fresh consecutive year with FY 2023-24 recording
July 2, 2024. The operations fruits and vegetables, food, a total perishable cargo tonnage of 63,188
began with Air India Express machine parts, textiles, shoes, tonnes, marking 18 percent YoY growth.
flight IX 815 carrying 2,522 tropical fish, frozen and dry “This achievement highlights BLR Airport's
kgs of fresh fruits and fish, plastic colouring material significant contribution to India's perishable
vegetables to Abu Dhabi, says and ship parts (propeller) in exports, handling 28% of the country's total
an official release. the form of belly cargo. perishable cargo. BLR Airport also processed
Mangaluru is one of the IndiGo and Air India 44% of south India’s total perishable cargo,”
seven airports Adani Airport Express with their connectivity reads the release.
Holdings operates in the will enable exporters to While BLR Airport excels in exporting a
country. send cargo to Dubai, Doha, variety of perishable goods throughout the
The start of international Dammam, Kuwait, Muscat, year, it secured the number one position for
cargo operations will enable Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. poultry product exports in FY 2023-24, shipping
47,041 tonnes. Additionally, the airport exported
2,050 tonnes of flowers. Overall, poultry, fresh
vegetables, fresh fruits, and flowers emerged as
the leading perishable cargo categories.

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