Private budget carrier SpiceJet has signed an initial pact with GMR Hyderabad Airport along with Ras-Al-Khaimah International Airport for a dedicated freight corridor, which is expected to be operational from next month onwards. In a release issued Saturday, the airline said the proposed freighter corridor aims at promoting agro-products export from India to the UAE and neighbouring countries via Hyderabad.
The partnership was signed in the presence of Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao, SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director, Ajay Singh, Chairman of Ras-Al-Khaimah International Airport Salem Bin Sultan Al Qasimi and Hyderabad Airport Ltd (GHIAL) CEO, SGK Kishore, among others at the 2020 edition of India aviation show here.
The proposed freight corridor is in line with the Civil Aviation Ministry's Krishi Udaan scheme for farmers, announced in the 2020-21 Union Budget, the airline said. "This partnership will immensely help boost our farmer's income by providing them ready access to international markets, strengthen the government's Krishi Udaan Scheme' and promote export of agro products from India," Singh said. SpiceJet also said its dedicated freighter aircraft will be used for transportation of goods.
The agreement will leverage the agro and farming sector potential from centrally located Telangana and the neighbouring region, it said. The pact aims at promoting export of agro products such as mango, okra, chillies, curry leaf, herbs, other fruits and vegetables, spices, floriculture, livestock, animal husbandry, dairy, marine and seafood products from India to the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries via Hyderabad, the airline added.
17/03/20 PTI/News18.com
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The partnership was signed in the presence of Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao, SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director, Ajay Singh, Chairman of Ras-Al-Khaimah International Airport Salem Bin Sultan Al Qasimi and Hyderabad Airport Ltd (GHIAL) CEO, SGK Kishore, among others at the 2020 edition of India aviation show here.
The proposed freight corridor is in line with the Civil Aviation Ministry's Krishi Udaan scheme for farmers, announced in the 2020-21 Union Budget, the airline said. "This partnership will immensely help boost our farmer's income by providing them ready access to international markets, strengthen the government's Krishi Udaan Scheme' and promote export of agro products from India," Singh said. SpiceJet also said its dedicated freighter aircraft will be used for transportation of goods.
The agreement will leverage the agro and farming sector potential from centrally located Telangana and the neighbouring region, it said. The pact aims at promoting export of agro products such as mango, okra, chillies, curry leaf, herbs, other fruits and vegetables, spices, floriculture, livestock, animal husbandry, dairy, marine and seafood products from India to the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries via Hyderabad, the airline added.
17/03/20 PTI/News18.com
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