IndiGo plans India-China cargo series

February 16th 2024

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IndiGo is to commence three air freight rotations a week between Kolkata and Guangzhou, with one of the services to fly on to Mumbai, Hindu Business Line reports. Read More » “We are in the process of applying for permission from Chinese civil aviation authorities. We hope to start the service by the end of February,” IndiGo’s chief commercial officer (cargo), Mark Sutch, said earlier this week. The carrier operates three freighters to Sharjah, Myanmar, Vietnam and airports within India. “Overall, we are carrying around 30,000 tonnes of cargo each month. Our revenue is growing 10% year-on-year. Cargo is now a core business for us. We are building our frequencies and destinations and that will help us to double freighter fleet utilization to eight to nine hours a day,” Sutch said. IndiGo is seeking to identify interline partnerships with Chinese carriers to allow the uplift of air freight in destinations within China and East Asia.