Guwahati: Air cargo in northeast received a fillip with the launch of a dedicated air freight service started by SpiceFresh, a subsidiary of SpiceJet, at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport here on Monday. On the occasion, two flights took off for Hong Kong and Dubai, with each carrying 1000kg of mandarin fruits for export.
Flagging off their journey, industries and commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said he hoped that the mandarin fruits, which were produced in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, will usher in a bright prospect for exporting agri-horti produces from Assam to the global market. “Assam as well as the other northeastern states are considered to be an organic hub. With a view to creating a sustainable market for these fruits, the state industries and commerce department has initiated efforts to provide logitical and infrastructural support for export of agri-horti produces of the state,” said Patowary.
In its statement, SpiceJet said its flights will serve Hong Kong with 18 tonnes of freight between Guwahati and Kolkata daily, while both the Hong Kong and Dubai routes will be connected via the SpiceJet flights which operate on the airline’s international network.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, the coordinating agency of the Union ministry of commerce and industry, is working with various stakeholders to bridge the gaps for exports and to link produces of the northeast to the international market, an airport official said.
01/01/19 Times of India
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Flagging off their journey, industries and commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said he hoped that the mandarin fruits, which were produced in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, will usher in a bright prospect for exporting agri-horti produces from Assam to the global market. “Assam as well as the other northeastern states are considered to be an organic hub. With a view to creating a sustainable market for these fruits, the state industries and commerce department has initiated efforts to provide logitical and infrastructural support for export of agri-horti produces of the state,” said Patowary.
In its statement, SpiceJet said its flights will serve Hong Kong with 18 tonnes of freight between Guwahati and Kolkata daily, while both the Hong Kong and Dubai routes will be connected via the SpiceJet flights which operate on the airline’s international network.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, the coordinating agency of the Union ministry of commerce and industry, is working with various stakeholders to bridge the gaps for exports and to link produces of the northeast to the international market, an airport official said.
01/01/19 Times of India
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