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APR 15, 2005 (newstodate): British Airways World Cargo has decided to further bolster its Indian services.
Leaning on a volume growth by 30 percent so far this year, BA World Cargo will shortly introduce three weekly main line flights from Bangalore direct to Heathrow and also increase the frequency of main line flights to Chennai from twice to six weekly operations later in the year.
The carrier is also planning to create mini hubs in Bombay and Delhi, enabling it to process freight from the sub-continent and other Asian countries and is investigating new interline agreements with local airlines to further grow capacity to and from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
BA World Cargo's plans come at a time when rapid change is creating unprecedented growth and uncertainty in the cargo industry in India. For example, the abolition of multi-fibre garment export quotas to North America and the EU is expected to drive up production as much as 30%, increasing competition and demand.
Leaning on a volume growth by 30 percent so far this year, BA World Cargo will shortly introduce three weekly main line flights from Bangalore direct to Heathrow and also increase the frequency of main line flights to Chennai from twice to six weekly operations later in the year.
The carrier is also planning to create mini hubs in Bombay and Delhi, enabling it to process freight from the sub-continent and other Asian countries and is investigating new interline agreements with local airlines to further grow capacity to and from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
BA World Cargo's plans come at a time when rapid change is creating unprecedented growth and uncertainty in the cargo industry in India. For example, the abolition of multi-fibre garment export quotas to North America and the EU is expected to drive up production as much as 30%, increasing competition and demand.