Hyderabad: In an indication of Hyderabad coming up as a potential cargo hub for India, Cathay Pacific Airlines has decided to expand its presence in the country with a new twice-a-week freighter service from the city.
The Hong Kong-based airways said it would commence two weekly freighter services from Hyderabad, along with a third from Bangalore beginning Tuesday. With these additions, Cathay now has 19 cargo flights a week connecting top five major Indian cities.
Lufthansa already operates four freighters a week at the Air Cargo complex, which is run by GMR’s Hyderabad International Airport. Last week, Thai Airways too started freighter service here connecting Frankfurt and Bangkok.
In the past few years, Indian airports are believed to have witnessed around 10.9 per cent growth rate in the cargo segment. International cargo contributed around two-third of the total business.
17/04/12 Trushna Udgirkar/mydigitalfc.com
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