News / Pharma, perishables and e-commerce driving air cargo recovery in India

India’s air cargo market is gathering steam, with exports leading the recovery, post-lockdown.

Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) saw 18,820 freighter movements between April and August, with general cargo volumes up 278% to 72,000 tonnes.

SpiceXpress, the cargo arm of low-cost carrier Spicejet, has also seen a big uptick in cargo volumes and revenue through the lockdown, when the focus switched to freight as passenger travel became almost non-existent.

Last week, in its first quarter results to June, the carrier claimed it had emerged ...