GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo Inaugurates Facility to Handle International Courier and Express Cargo

• To be the new gateway for international courier and express cargo for South-Central India

• Previous international courier handling done through notified facilities in other metros

GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC), a division of GMR Air Cargo and Aerospace Engineering Limited (GACAEL) has today announced the inauguration of a new facility to handle international courier and express cargo consignments.

While Hyderabad Airport has had a modern, world-class air cargo terminal since inception, with the emergence of Hyderabad as a major hub for cargo and logistics, a need was identified for a dedicated international courier handling facility which is approved and notified by Customs authorities to handle such shipments.

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With the active guidance and support from Hyderabad Customs, the new facility has been quickly developed and operationalised by GHAC.  The new facility was inaugurated today by Ms B V Siva Naga Kumari, Chief Commissioner of Customs, in the presence of Mr SGK Kishore, Executive Director & Chief Innovation Officer-GMR Airports, Mr Pradeep Panicker, CEO-GMR Hyderabad International Airport and Mr Saurabh Kumar, CEO-GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo.

Located within the GHAC Terminal premises, the facility will be the new gateway for import and export of courier cargo shipments from the region. The new facility is connected with Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS) of Indian Customs which will enable seamless and quick courier consignment processing and clearance at the terminal. The facility is also well equipped with all supporting infrastructure and equipment including advanced security screening and cargo handling systems.

The inauguration of the new facility by GHAC to handle international courier shipments opens up a whole new segment for Hyderabad’s air cargo trade. The facility will enable international courier shipments from/to Hyderabad to be handled locally rather than being processed through designated facilities in other metro cities.

Going forward, GHAC intends to launch a large-scale expansion of the Hyderabad Air Cargo Terminal facilities which will also feature a larger, purpose-built Express/Courier Cargo handling facility.

GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) is a WHO-GDP (World Health Organisation- Good and Distribution Practices) Certified major Gateway Location in India. It is uniquely positioned to handle Temperature Sensitive Cargo and ensure seamless distribution across the world. GHAC is expanding its facilities and streamlining processes both on landside and airside to meet the unique requirements for perishables, agri-products, and various temp-controlled pharmaceuticals. It has already launched a large, custom built Cool Dolly, a Mobile Refrigerated Unit for airside transportation till Aircraft maintaining the Cold-Chain, which is scalable. The major Export and Import commodities handled here consist of perishables (agro and marine products), pharmaceuticals, engineering & aerospace, garments, and electronics among others.

About GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC):

GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) is a division of GMR Air Cargo and Aerospace Engineering Limited (GACAEL), which is a 100% subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL). The company operates a world-class air cargo terminal at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, Hyderabad (Telangana State) with a cargo handling capacity of 150,000 MT per annum. The major Export and Import commodities handled here consist of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, perishables (agri & marine products), engineering & aerospace goods, garments, electronics and special cargo among others.

GHAC is positioned as an Air Cargo Hub for South and Central India connecting the catchment areas in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to more than 150 destinations globally. It also runs an industry unique connect programme called Hyderabad Air Cargo Charter Circle (HC3) for promoting direct charter freighters through Hyderabad.

GHAC also offers a dedicated Pharma Zone, perishable handling facilities and a recently inducted large multi-ULD Cool Dolly, which make it as one of the India’s largest centre for handling of temperature sensitive cargo ranging from -20 to +25 degree C. The Cargo Terminal is also GSDP (Good Storage and Distribution Practices) certified as per WHO (World Health Organisation) guidelines.

For further information about GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo, visit http://gmrhydcargo.in