News / Dhaka Airport gets new scanners at last, but now volumes are falling

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Two new explosive detection scanners (EDSs) came online on Tuesday at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, raising cargo handling capacity by 600 tons a day and shortening wait times.

But freight forwarders have reported that air cargo demand has fallen; in combination with the new scanners, they said the pressure on the airport had lessened – although between 400 and 500 tons of cargo are going through daily.

However, there remains a lack of air freight capacity, with an absence of ...