Amazon.com Inc. is beginning air freight services in India, expanding in Asia even as slowing online sales growth prompts cost cuts elsewhere.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant began using cargo capacity in a Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by partner Quikjet Cargo Airlines Pvt on Monday, and will begin making shipments via a second plane on Tuesday, Sarah Rhoads, vice president of Amazon Global Air, told Bloomberg News.
“India is really exciting. It’s an indicator of all the potential out there,” Rhoads said during an interview in Hyderabad, southern India at an event to launch the service. “The two aircraft are a start.”
