Mumbai: For the past four days, the Mumbai airport's cargo complex has been beset with problems, blocking the movement of hundreds of tonnes of cargoes. Adding to the woes, most of loaders in the cargo complex went on an impromptu strike on Monday evening, demanding payment of Diwali bonus.
An airport source said the loaders' grievances were redressed late on Monday and they were back to work.
The problem began on Thursday when the Electronic Data Interchange system, used to transit data, developed a technical snag. With no back-up in place, movement of cargoes came to a virtual standstill, right in the middle of the festive season. "The trucks that came to the airport on Thursday are being offloaded today. They will take another five days to clear the backlog," said M S Baig, a clearing agent. On Saturday afternoon, some order was restored but the snag recurred and continued to plague the clearing system.
13/11/12 Times of India
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An airport source said the loaders' grievances were redressed late on Monday and they were back to work.
The problem began on Thursday when the Electronic Data Interchange system, used to transit data, developed a technical snag. With no back-up in place, movement of cargoes came to a virtual standstill, right in the middle of the festive season. "The trucks that came to the airport on Thursday are being offloaded today. They will take another five days to clear the backlog," said M S Baig, a clearing agent. On Saturday afternoon, some order was restored but the snag recurred and continued to plague the clearing system.
13/11/12 Times of India
