The Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) is focused on enabling faster and seamless processing of air cargo.
Powered by superior logistics and backed by two reputed cargo terminal operators, Air India SATS and Menzies Aviation Bobba Bangalore, BLR Airport is supported by 15 freighters connecting global destinations.
Enabling seamless processing is the cutting-edge tech assets that includes Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (ASRS), Elevated Transfer Vehicles (ETVs), Very Narrow Aisle Trucks (VNAs) and High Rise Racking Systems, Lift and Run Systems (for ULD movement), Reach Stackers with Bar Code Readers, and handheld devices.
The cargo infrastructure has been built to provide a solution for the rapid distribution of perishable cargo. BLR Airport has a dedicated cold zone – AISATS Coolport – with the capacity to handle 40,000 MT per annum and temperature zones ranging from -25 to +25 degrees centigrade under the same roof. Menzies Aviation Bobba Bangalore, too, has a cold zone measuring 8,500 square feet with the capacity to handle 20 ULD pallets from 15 to 25 degrees centigrade and 2 ULD for 2 to 8 degrees centigrade.
BLR Airport accounts for 27% of South India’s near 90,000 MT agricultural air exports. BLR Airport Cargo Terminal is the first in India to become IATA e-freight compliant and also the only airport in India to have both terminals compliant with the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO). The cargo facilities are also TAPA and ACC3 certified, said a report.
Source : Our Correspondent