Delhi airport's cargo handling capacity set to rise

Istanbul: Delhi airport's cargo handling capacity is set to witness a major jump by 2012-end with the total overhauling of its existing infrastructure. Celebi Holding, the Turkey-based company that enjoys monopoly rights of cargo handling in Delhi at present, is working to completely modernize facilities with addition of automated systems, efficient equipment and systematic storage.
The company, which also provides ground handling services to some airlines in both Delhi and Mumbai, has bid for the same at Kochi and Ahmedabad airports. Announcing its intention to invest an additional around $100 million in India, Celebi Holding chairman Can Celebioglu said: "The company has already invested about $140 million in Delhi and Mumbai till the end of 2010. We have been in talks with several airlines for ground handling and will add Thai Airways to our list of customers this year. India has tremendous potential for growth in the aviation sector and while we are handling mostly international flights right now, we would also like to work for the domestic sector."
The company is providing ground handling services for Kingfisher Airline's domestic operations in Mumbai, and for some Jet Airway's and Air India's international flights in Delhi. Celebi also services Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa and Air France flights in Delhi and Mumbai. It is handling 32,000 flights out of the two cities at present, excluding the few AI flights from Delhi. Other than India, Celebi is handling cargo and warehousing facilities at major airports in Hungary and Germany, including 37% of the entire cargo market in Turkey.
20/05/11 Neha Lalchandani/Times of India

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Categories: Airports May 2011, Cargo May 2011