JOIN USKIA links textiles hub Tiruppur with global centres
To accelerate international trade from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), its operators and cargo partners have completed a three-month run of a bonded trucking service from Tiruppur, the country's knitwear capital, to the airport here.
Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), in collaboration with its cargo partners — Menzies Aviation Bobba Bangalore Pvt Ltd (MABB) and Air India SATS Airport Services Pvt Ltd (AISATS) — had embarked on this project in April 2017.
The project is designed to enable exporters from Tiruppur and surrounding areas to freight their consignments through KIA via road in an efficient, safe and highly process-driven manner.
A dedicated feeder road that will connect cargo has been introduced to maintain lowest possible trans-shipment time.
The cargo will be moved via purpose-built truck docks to achieve a quick turn-around. This feeder service is expected to ensure that air freight reaches its ultimate destination quickly and efficiently.
Since air freight is time-sensitive, the new route could enable exporters to save approximately 20 hours in the overall transit cycle, a BIAL release said.
Over a period of time, BIAL has proposed to extend the project to other manufacturing clusters such as Coimbatore, Vaniyambadi and Ambur.
BIAL president, Airport Operations, Hari Marar said cargo business at KIA has seen a “phenomenal growth” in the past year.
“To sustain this in the long term, we are committed to creating a robust ecosystem that supports and propels the growth of not just Karnataka, but the entire south Indian region in the global cargo supply chain,” he said.