GUWAHATI: Air cargo in northeast won a fillip with the launch of a dedicated air freight carrier started through SpiceFresh, a subsidiary of SpiceJet, at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport right here on Monday. On the occasion, two flights took off for Hong Kong and Dubai, with each sporting 1000kg of mandarin fruits for export.
Flagging off their adventure, industries and commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary mentioned he hoped that the mandarin fruits, which have been produced in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, will usher in a vibrant prospect for exporting agri-horti produces from Assam to the worldwide market. “Assam in addition to the opposite northeastern states are thought to be to be an organic hub. With a view to making a sustainable market for those fruits, the state industries and commerce department has initiated efforts to provide logitical and infrastructural make stronger for export of agri-horti produces of the state,” mentioned Patowary.
In its observation, SpiceJet mentioned its flights will serve Hong Kong with 18 tonnes of freight between Guwahati and Kolkata daily, while both the Hong Kong and Dubai routes shall be connected by the use of the SpiceJet flights which perform on the airline’s global network.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, the coordinating agency of the Union ministry of commerce and business, is operating with various stakeholders to bridge the gaps for exports and to hyperlink produces of the northeast to the global market, an airport legitimate mentioned.
State industries and commerce department’s further chief secretary Ravi Capoor, commissioner and secretary Ashutosh Agnihotri, commissioner Puru Gupta, managing director of the Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) Ghanashyam Dass, among other dignitaries, have been additionally present on the occasion on Monday. The event was jointly organized through the state industries and commerce department, Airport Authority of India (AAI) and AAI Cargo, Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited.
Flagging off their adventure, industries and commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary mentioned he hoped that the mandarin fruits, which have been produced in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, will usher in a vibrant prospect for exporting agri-horti produces from Assam to the worldwide market. “Assam in addition to the opposite northeastern states are thought to be to be an organic hub. With a view to making a sustainable market for those fruits, the state industries and commerce department has initiated efforts to provide logitical and infrastructural make stronger for export of agri-horti produces of the state,” mentioned Patowary.
In its observation, SpiceJet mentioned its flights will serve Hong Kong with 18 tonnes of freight between Guwahati and Kolkata daily, while both the Hong Kong and Dubai routes shall be connected by the use of the SpiceJet flights which perform on the airline’s global network.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, the coordinating agency of the Union ministry of commerce and business, is operating with various stakeholders to bridge the gaps for exports and to hyperlink produces of the northeast to the global market, an airport legitimate mentioned.
State industries and commerce department’s further chief secretary Ravi Capoor, commissioner and secretary Ashutosh Agnihotri, commissioner Puru Gupta, managing director of the Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) Ghanashyam Dass, among other dignitaries, have been additionally present on the occasion on Monday. The event was jointly organized through the state industries and commerce department, Airport Authority of India (AAI) and AAI Cargo, Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited.
SpiceJet launches air cargo service from Guwahati
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