Mangalore: The first consignment of air cargo was shipped from Mangalore airport to Dubai on Thursday.
J.T. Radhakrishna, Director, Mangalore International Airport and Custodian of Mangalore International Air Cargo Complex, said that the first consignment of around 500 kg of machinery spare parts was exported in the Air India Express flight to Dubai at 2 pm on Thursday.
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh had inaugurated the air cargo complex at Mangalore airport on March 18.
Then it was told that initially the scheduled flights would carry air cargo in passenger aircraft.
Melwin D’Silva, Station Manager of Air India, Mangalore, told Business Line that this is a good beginning for the international cargo movement from Mangalore.
23/05/13 Business Line
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J.T. Radhakrishna, Director, Mangalore International Airport and Custodian of Mangalore International Air Cargo Complex, said that the first consignment of around 500 kg of machinery spare parts was exported in the Air India Express flight to Dubai at 2 pm on Thursday.
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh had inaugurated the air cargo complex at Mangalore airport on March 18.
Then it was told that initially the scheduled flights would carry air cargo in passenger aircraft.
Melwin D’Silva, Station Manager of Air India, Mangalore, told Business Line that this is a good beginning for the international cargo movement from Mangalore.
23/05/13 Business Line
