Bangalore Airport: Cargo operators scouting for alternatives

Bangalore: The air cargo operators have told the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) in no uncertain terms that they will consider taking their business to other airports such as Chennai, Hyderabad or Mumbai. Expressing their apprehensions about the alleged inability of the BIAL to handle the air cargo quantum from Bangalore to various destinations around the world, members of the Bangalore Air Cargo Club (BACC) have posed a volley of queries to the BIAL at a meeting of the stakeholders organised by the club here on Monday.
The BACC has made it clear to the BIAL that with the existing connectivity, infrastructure and facilities, the BIAL may not perform as efficiently as the BACC wants. Senior member of the BACC Newton Michael pointing out that the migration of cargo operations to BIAL from HAL airport from March 30 would increase the operational costs, and if the BIAL was going to charge the cargo operators more than what was charged in other airports, the operators would be left with no alternative but go for cheaper airports. Mr. Michael said the BIAL had not yet quoted the rates and was keeping the operators on tenterhooks.
12/02/08 The Hindu

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