Department of Posts plan to expand air cargo service

New Delhi: Buoyed by the success of its maiden air cargo service to the North-Eastern States a couple of months ago, the Department of Posts (DoP) has now approached the Planning Commission seeking funds for acquiring or leasing at least five more airplanes to expand its freighter service to other sectors.
Senior DoP officials have approached the Planning Commission as well as the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology seeking necessary funds and permission to expand the air cargo service to other States.
Stating that the Planning Commission has given in-principle approval to the plan, the official said the DoP wants immediate sanctioning of funds to add at least one more plane for the cargo service soon, while the remaining four freighter aircraft could be added to the fleet in a phased manner so that the mail and parcel delivery system in the country could be made more efficient.
On August 29 this year the DoP had launched its air cargo service to the North-East by leasing a Boeing 737-200 from Air India.
28/10/07 Sandeep Joshi/The Hindu

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