Madurai: Cargo movement at Madurai airport resumed on Tuesday after SpiceJet came forward to operate cargo flights for six days. It has been 20 days since the last cargo flight landed in Madurai airport.
Ever since lockdown came into force, cargo movement came to a standstill at the airport. Although there is a ban on commercial passenger movement through air, there in no such restriction in the movement of cargo flights.
However, with road transport and other connectivity coming to a standstill, air cargo became unviable. Traders and cargo agents were affected due to disruption in movement.
In this backdrop, SpiceJet has come forward to operate cargo flights connecting various cities. Airport authorities said that the airline would operate on Coimbatore - Madurai, Madurai - Chennai and Madurai - Bengaluru routes in the next six days.
12/05/20 Times of
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Ever since lockdown came into force, cargo movement came to a standstill at the airport. Although there is a ban on commercial passenger movement through air, there in no such restriction in the movement of cargo flights.
However, with road transport and other connectivity coming to a standstill, air cargo became unviable. Traders and cargo agents were affected due to disruption in movement.
In this backdrop, SpiceJet has come forward to operate cargo flights connecting various cities. Airport authorities said that the airline would operate on Coimbatore - Madurai, Madurai - Chennai and Madurai - Bengaluru routes in the next six days.
12/05/20 Times of
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