Amazon strengthens services in North East region with more freighter flights

Amazon has strengthened its delivery services in the North East region with new freighter flights from QuikJet Airlines, which has started three weekly flights on the Delhi-Guwahati-Hanoi (Vietnam) route, boosting the e-commerce platform’s deliveries in the North East region. QuikJet began operations in January 2023 and operates services with two Boeing 737 freighters exclusively for Amazon. While one of them is now operating to Vietnam via Guwahati, the other flies on the Delhi-Mumbai-Bengaluru route. Guwahati has strong inbound flows. Outbound cargo is limited, but there is scope for the export of perishable commodities. It will discuss opportunities with the State government and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority. QuikJet is the second cargo airline to operate flights to Guwahati after Blue Dart, which began services in January 2024. Blue Dart flies its Boeing 737 freighter six times a week to Guwahati, carrying mail, parcels and e-commerce items, as per a report.