Cargo station at Surat airport to take wings!

Surat: Two senior officials of Airport Authority of India (AAI) will be in the city on a three-day tour to find out the feasibility of operationalising a cargo station at Surat airport. They will also explore the possibility of a cargo hub for 50 aircraft at the airport as planned by the AAI. A meeting under the aegis of South Gujarat Chamber and Commerce and Industries (SGCCI) with the trade representatives is also scheduled to assess the potential of revenue from the region.
"The two-member team of AG Goyal, general manager cargo and GP Singh, GM, corporate planning, of AAI, will arrive here on September 5. The team will make a survey of available infrastructure at Surat airport and assess its feasibility for cargo station," said R V Talpe, incharge airport controller of Surat airport.
He also added, "A final decision will be taken after the meeting with the trade representatives on September 7." SGCCI president Ajoy Bhattacharya said, " Vapi Industrial Association has also written to us to say that it would like to utilise Surat airport's cargo station for ferrying goods."
03/09/10 Himanshu Bhatt/Times of India

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Categories: airports Sep 2010, Cargo Sep 2010, New Sep 2010