Air India started its weekly (Wednesday) freighter services from Kolkata to North Eastern
Airports.
A dedicated freighter A-321 landed successfully at Imphal and Agartala Airport yesterday. This is
a weekly service started by Air India for the North East Region, initially at Agartala and Imphal
Airports.
Air India also operates its services at other NE airports through passenger’s flight in cargo belly
at Guwahati, Aizawl, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Silchar, Lilabari and Tezpur airports.
The consignments that landed at Imphal and Agartala airports yesterday were mainly consisting
of Day Old Chicks, Ducklings, Fish seeds, Medical equipment kits etc.
At Agartala Airport, the Air India flight brought 2500 kg of essential medical equipment for the
state of Tripura and carried outgoing cargo consisting good load of fish through Imphal Airport.
And at Imphal Airport the items delivered mainly included Fish, Day old Chicks and Medical
kits.
“With the support of our farm fraternity the consignment was delivered at these destinations
and dedication of airline staff paying special attention while loading of the cargo is laudable. Our
cargo terminals at Agartala, Imphal, Silchar, Guwhati and Dibrugarh Airports are operational
and ready to provide full services in the region with the help of AAI Cargo Logistic and Allied
Services Ltd. (AAICLAS, the cargo wing of AAI),” said JT Radhakrishna, officiating Regional
Executive Director, AAI North East Region.
Meanwhile, Spicejet launched 14 new cargo flights to and from the region using its Bombardier
Q400 freighters yesterday.
The dedicated cargo flights will help transport fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, perishables, fish
seeds, fresh fish, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, express cargo and other general cargo,
besides improving logistics and connectivity.
17/09/20 UNI
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