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Industry Report
Indian Air Cargo
TRADE AND TRANSPORT GROUP
Intl grew 20.3% in
2024 while
domestic grew
6.5%
from 724.8 tonnes to 2,200.4 tonnes—a has a cargo handling capacity of
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threefold increase, signaling a shift in approximately 715,000 metric tonnes
regional cargo handling. and has seen steady growth, driven by
While international cargo boomed, strong export demand and domestic
domestic freight told a more tempered logistics.”. In CY 2024, BLR processed
story. India handled 1.17 million tonnes 496,227 metric tonnes of cargo—a 17%
of domestic cargo from April 2024 year-on-year increase — bolstered by a
to January 2025—up 6.5% from the 23% rise in international volumes.
previous year. This growth reflects a shifting
• Delhi led again with 315,990.8 tonnes, commodity mix. “The cargo
marking a 6.4% increase. Its January landscape has evolved significantly,
volume rose 15.2%, the strongest with agri-perishables, garments,
monthly performance among metros. pharmaceuticals, machinery parts,
• Mumbai saw modest growth (+2.9%) and e-commerce leading the surge,”
over the 10-month period but a 2.5% We’ve witnessed Raghunath notes. In FY 2023–24 alone,
decline in January 2025. consistent growth in our BLR handled over 63,000 metric tonnes
• Bangalore grew 6.2% year-on-year, of perishable cargo, representing a
though it dipped 1.5% in January. air freight volumes over significant share of both national and
• Chennai reported marginal the past few years, driven southern India’s perishable air freight.
growth—1.1% over the April–January by the rapid expansion BLR’s global connectivity spans 12
period and just 1.6% in January. of manufacturing, and freighter airlines and key routes like
Among regional airports, only Singapore, Frankfurt, and Chicago on
Imphal Airport posted significant increasing demand the export side, and Shenzhen, Hong
growth, with domestic cargo volumes for time-sensitive Kong, and Frankfurt for imports —
rising 59.5%—highlighting the shipments in sectors like handling everything from perishables
increasing role of the Northeast in healthcare, high-tech, and fashion to high-value electronics
India’s air logistics network. and industrial parts. Its infrastructure is
Talking about Bangalore Airport’s and perishables. geared for flexibility and resilience, with
handling capacity and overall Deepak Kumar a dedicated express cargo terminal, a
operations, Satyaki Raghunath, COO Kuehne+Nagel new domestic cargo terminal tailored
of BIALmentioned, “BLR Airport to e-commerce volumes, and the
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