Indian Govt. considers ways to boost air travel and cargo facilities

Air Cargo

An investment of 1 Trillion is expected to upgrade small airports

Taking a step towards a more practical approach, the Indian government is seriously thinking of upgrading its small airports in order to handle more travellers and facilitate more cargo activity.

India is in the top charts of fastest growing economies around the world. The country’s government is well aware of the fact that logistics play a vital role in the growth of the economy and taking considerable steps to respond to every opportunity that comes knocking.

Realizing the surge in air traffic due to air cargo, India is planning to construct new airports and upgrade the smaller ones in order to accommodate the uprising.

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu commented: "The ministry, in consultation with experts within India and outside, are finding out ways of creating new airports with less availability of land." Parcels to India also has exceptional freight services as well as making us the best cargo services to India at the lowest rates online, for more info parceltoindia.co.uk

India is gaining ground quite fast

Door To Door Cargo

India has significantly improved its ranking in Logistics Performance Index by World Bank by jumping from 54th place to 35th in just two years. The country associates great importance with logistics because it knows that along with boosting initiatives like Make in India, it also has the potential to increase the trade.

“Among other initiatives, the ministry is framing a cargo policy and suggested that airspace could be utilised at night for cargo traffic as commercial flight movement would be less.”, Suresh Prabhu said. Under this policy, the cargo terminals at airports will also undergo major improvements.

Such initiatives are welcomed by Indians warmly as they think they will lift the standard of their lives significantly. Moreover, they are also attracting major investments from different cargo companies specifically from the UK. These companies are offering door to door cargo service from UK to India at cheapest online rates but with professional handling and setting new standards of services across India.

Another good news for Indian freight enthusiasts is that Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2017 has ranked India at the second spot in the index replacing UAE.

Perks of more smooth cargo services

Cargo Services

India’s flexible approach for the investors is undoubtedly helping it gain huge investments. It is also leading to the entry of new airlines and availability of new destinations by already existing airlines. There are a lot of Indians residing in UK and they love sending gifts and parcels to India from UK to their dear ones.

The coverage of new destinations by the airlines has made this task easier and faster for the expatriates. The Indian minister also stressed that efforts are being utilized for initiating aircraft manufacturing in India. He said if India does not already start manufacturing aircraft, it will have to buy thousands of planes in next few years to cater to all the passengers and cargo requirements.

Therefore, he thinks, Make in India initiative makes commercial sense.

The future of Cargo to India

Cargo to India

Thanks to such initiatives by the Indian government, air and sea cargo both sectors are set to flourish a great deal and undergo noteworthy growth in the coming years. India’s international freight traffic has seen a growth rate of 10.8 per cent, whereas the domestic cargo grew at the rate of 7.0 per cent.

This rapid growth is resulting in the overall increase of 9.3 per cent in total freight traffic. All these factors will add up to the overall economy of India and will ultimately result in uplifting the living standard of all the Indian citizens.