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BLR Airport rounds up FY 2022 with Air India appoints

record growth in cargo volumes Campbell Wilson as

CEO & MD

ata Sons appointed Campbell Wilson
Tas CEO & MD of Air India. Wilson,
50, has 26 years of aviation industry
expertise across both full service
and low-cost airlines. He is the CEO
of Scoot, the wholly-owned low-cost
subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA).
N Chandrasekaran, chairman, Air
India said, "I am delighted
to welcome Campbell
to Air India. He is an
industry veteran having
worked in key global
he Kempegowda International International cargo recorded a markets cutting across
TAirport, Bengaluru (BLR 31% growth, 271,988MT processed, multiple functions.
Airport) recorded its highest-ever as compared to 207,518 MT in FY Further, Air India
cargo tonnage in the financial year 2021. Domestic cargo grew at 17%, would benefit
(FY) 2022, despite challenging with 139,525MT versus 119,125MT from his added
circumstances due to multiple in FY 2021. experience of
Covid waves. Perishable cargo has been having built an
BLR Airport processed an all- one of the major growth drivers airline brand in
time high tonnage for a fiscal year for BLR Airport. It ranks as the Asia. I look forward
since Airport Opening Day (AOD) number 1 airport in the country to working with him
of 411,513 Metric Tonnes (MT) of for handling perishables — in building a world-
cargo, recording a growth of 26% estimated to account for 31% of class airline."
as against 326,643MT in FY 2021. India's total perishable shipments.

BVC Logistics facilitates India's first shipment
to UAE under CEPA

VC Logistics delivered the first
Bof 3 consignments from New
Delhi to Dubai which will be getting
zero duty access to the UAE market
under the Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA) which
was flagged off amidst much fan-
fare by commerce secretary B.V.R
Subrahmanyam and other dignitaries
in New Delhi. The consignment
was handed over to representatives
of Malabar Gold and Diamonds by
Khalfan Al Kaeibi, head of customs,
Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority.
In February 2022, India and UAE
signed the CEPA aimed at boosting
the merchandise trade between the
two countries to $100 billion over
next five years and it came to force
on May 1, 2022.

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