And Proof of Concept exercise on the Chennai–Delhi–Frankfurt route has successfully established that by reducing average end-to-end transit time from 60 hours to just 20 hours”.
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Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu flags off Transshipment Cargo Operations at Delhi's IGI Airport
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shri Ram Mohan Naidu today flagged off the scaled-up phase of India’s transshipment (TP) cargo reform at Delhi International Airport Limited’s (DIAL) Transshipment Excellence Centre (TEC), IGI Airport, Terminal 2.
Source: Press Information Bureau (official). The summary and key points are quoted from that release; no AI is used. Check the source for the full text.
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Proof of Concept for Domestic-to-International transshipment commenced on 20 June 2026 on the Chennai–Delhi–Frankfurt sector using DIAL’s TEC, with Air India operating the service end-to-end.
Since its launch, the PoC transshipped 280 MT of cargo, with aircraft capacity utilization rising from 75% to nearly 100%.
The expanded network is projected to increase Air India’s monthly cargo carriage on these lanes from 1,763 MT to 3,183 MT, an increase of nearly 80%.
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