Kochi: Focus on non-perishable goods helped Cochin airport register a five per cent increase in the volume of cargo handled during the first nine months of the current fiscal.
From April to December 2012, the airport handled 34,305 tonnes of cargo, against 32,950 tonnes in the same period a year ago. Of this, international cargo accounted for 28,660 tonnes (exports 21,265 tonnes and imports 7395 tonnes) and domestic cargo 5,645 tonnes,
Traditionally, airports in Kerala handle perishable goods such as vegetables, fruits, fish and flowers, mainly for export to Gulf countries. “Our efforts to diversify to general cargo helped us maintain this marginal growth in volume,” said a senior official of Cochin International Airport Ltd, the company which runs the airport.
21/02/13 V Sajeev Kumar/Business Line
