Surat: Airports Authority of India (AAI) will inaugurate its domestic cargo terminal (DCT) at Surat airport on January 29.
Airlines operating from domestic terminal including SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India will be handling cargo operations through the DCT.
Keku Bomi Gazder, chief executive officer of AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Service Limited (AAICLAS), told TOI, “Opening of Surat DCT fulfils a long-cherished dream of trade in Surat, which will now have an access to world-class cargo facility.”
Gazder added, “We are inaugurating the DCT on January 29. As one of the fastest growing cities in India, we expect trade in Surat to take full advantage of our terminal and use its facilities to connect various points in India and rest of the world. With the opening of the terminal, AAICLAS once again delivers an opportunity for growth and expansion of trade in western India.”
AAI sources said DCT, built at a cost of Rs8 crore, is a steel-based structure constructed on land between Air Traffic Control (ATC) and terminal building. The ground base of the cargo is 1,000 square metre and the first floor will have the same size. The cargo terminal has cold storage facility for export of perishable items, strong room etc.
19/01/20 Times of India
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Airlines operating from domestic terminal including SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India will be handling cargo operations through the DCT.
Keku Bomi Gazder, chief executive officer of AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Service Limited (AAICLAS), told TOI, “Opening of Surat DCT fulfils a long-cherished dream of trade in Surat, which will now have an access to world-class cargo facility.”
Gazder added, “We are inaugurating the DCT on January 29. As one of the fastest growing cities in India, we expect trade in Surat to take full advantage of our terminal and use its facilities to connect various points in India and rest of the world. With the opening of the terminal, AAICLAS once again delivers an opportunity for growth and expansion of trade in western India.”
AAI sources said DCT, built at a cost of Rs8 crore, is a steel-based structure constructed on land between Air Traffic Control (ATC) and terminal building. The ground base of the cargo is 1,000 square metre and the first floor will have the same size. The cargo terminal has cold storage facility for export of perishable items, strong room etc.
19/01/20 Times of India
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