FIEO calls for meeting with airlines, ground handling agency

Chennai: The Federation of Indian Exports Organisation (FIEO) has called for a meeting with all airlines and ground handling agency to sort out delay in cargo clearances at the city’s airport.
The FIEO Southern Region Chairman Mr Walter D’Souza has requested the Airport Authority of India Chairman to conduct a meeting with all the airlines, ground handling agency and the traders to sort out the issue which according to him was increasing day by day, a statement from FIEO here said.
Exporters of leather, engineering and electronic components products were facing serious problems in their inventory as they depended on instant delivery schedules, Mr D’Souza said.
He said besides lack of infrastructure, the airport was also facing acute shortage of trained manpower for handling the cargo operation. He requested the AAI to appoint an efficient ground handling services.
21/05/11 PTI/Business Line

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