Air cargo traffic in Gujarat spikes by 12.1%

Gujarat-based airports witnessed 12.1% increase in cargo traffic during 2018-19 compared to the previous fiscal due to improved air connectivity in domestic as well as international destinations coupled with the increase in exports of pharma products and commodities from Ahmedabad airport.

Air cargo traffic from Gujarat has gone up from 94.50 thousand tonne in 2017-18 to 105.93 thousand tonne in 2018-19, said a senior officer in the state industries department, adding that during the first six months of current fiscal, already 57.35 thousand tonne air cargo traffic has been registered, and it is likely to cross 110 thousand tonne by the end of the financial year.