Deccan Cargo's global ops put on hold for now

Chennai/Bangalore: G R Gopinath, who kickstarted his Deccan Cargo air services during May earlier this year, has put the international operations of the cargo ariline on hold even as the domestic operations kickstarted this week.
Deccan Cargo & Express Logistics kickstarted its international network on the Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Hong Kong route and was also connecting to Dubai. However, with cargo loads not reaching expected levels and having to recalibrate the network, the company has put its overseas network on hold for a while.
Gopinath confirming that the international operations have paused, said: “We will operate those flights from our hub at Nagpur to Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore after couple of months after establishing the domestic network.”
Gopinath, who pioneered the low-cast carrier model with Air Deccan, operates express logistics venture under the brand Deccan 360, and aims to provide end-to-end logistic solutions to corporate customers.
Deccan 360 is envisaging to connect not only the metro cities but also the Tier-I and Tier-II cities to India’s trade network. In the first phase of operations Deccan 360 aimed to connect Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai with domestic markets and also with the Asian business hubs — Hong Kong and Dubai.
11/11/09 Raghuvir Badrinath/Business Standard

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