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Industry Report
Indian Air Cargo
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approach ensures both speed and reputation for producing high-quality,
cost-efficiency.” time-sensitive medical goods.
Together, these logistics players Adding to this shift is a realignment
and airport ecosystems are powering of strategic trade lanes. “Domestically,
India’s next phase of air cargo routes connecting Mumbai, Delhi,
growth — resilient, digitised and Bangalore, and Chennai remain the
globally connected. busiest. Internationally, lanes to Europe,
North America, and Southeast Asia are
High-value sectors take the lead critical due to their trade volumes and
India’s cargo mix is also undergoing a industrial linkages,” adds Kumar.
strategic shift. Traditional mainstays Operators are also strengthening
like apparel and footwear, which their presence on key international
previously contributed heavily to export corridors. “We’re focused on expanding
tonnage, are on the decline. “We are Air freight accounts our network across the UK, Germany,
definitely seeing a shift in that market for about 40% of France, China, Korea, and the USA
away from India,” says Horst. — especially in sectors like pharma,
In contrast, electronics — our total shipments— electronics, and retail where demand
particularly mobile phones — have primarily for sectors is surging,” notes D’Souza.
become a major volume driver, thanks like pharma, healthcare, By leveraging this expansive
to the government’s Production-Linked retail, and auto. network, players like Jeena &
Incentive (PLI) schemes and the Company continue to deliver tailored,
expansion of high-tech manufacturing Malcolm D’Souza efficient logistics solutions across
hubs. “Air freight exports to the US Jeena & Company industries, reinforcing India's growing
have been performing well — they are role in the global air freight ecosystem.
about 27% higher than in 2019, driven
primarily by industrial equipment and by sea. Still, pharma shipments by Trade dynamics and risks
parts, mobile phones,” notes Horst. air to Europe have remained strong. on the horizon
Another standout is the “Pharma traffic by air to Europe has India’s growing prominence in global
pharmaceutical sector. Although performed well and is actually 46% air freight is also shaped by broader
overall pharma exports have grown, higher than it was in 2019,” Horst geopolitical and trade dynamics. With
more of that cargo is now moving points out. This reflects both continued the US and Europe diversifying supply
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