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Dec 22, 2010 (newstodate): From Monday December 20,2010, cargo handling at India's Chennai Airport has been taken over by Bhadra International in a consortium with Danish handling provider Novia.
The event marks the opening of the transition of ground handling at Chennai to international standards.
Passenger handling at Chennai Airport, currently provided by some 25 individual small local companies, will also be handed over to the consortium with effect from January 1, 2011.
The development in the country's ground handling business is prompted by new legislation to raise security to international standards by accepting only licensed handling providers at airports.
Bhadra and Novia will also take over ground handling at Kolkata Airport, while two other ground handling providers, NASS and Indo-Thai will take over ground handling at some airports in western and northern India.
Also certified to provide ground handling after January 1, 2011, is Air India that provides handling to several international airlines operating in India.
India has a total of 392 airports, 12 of which operate international flights
The event marks the opening of the transition of ground handling at Chennai to international standards.
Passenger handling at Chennai Airport, currently provided by some 25 individual small local companies, will also be handed over to the consortium with effect from January 1, 2011.
The development in the country's ground handling business is prompted by new legislation to raise security to international standards by accepting only licensed handling providers at airports.
Bhadra and Novia will also take over ground handling at Kolkata Airport, while two other ground handling providers, NASS and Indo-Thai will take over ground handling at some airports in western and northern India.
Also certified to provide ground handling after January 1, 2011, is Air India that provides handling to several international airlines operating in India.
India has a total of 392 airports, 12 of which operate international flights