News / Essential cargo moving smoothly despite import logjam at India's airports

India’s air cargo congestion is easing, with medical and pharmaceutical shipments moving freely despite the lockdown being extended to 3 May.

Hastily organised social distancing measures came into effect on 22 March, grounding passenger fleets, removing huge amounts of bellyhold capacity.

According to local media, the resulting lack of manpower and truck capacity led to imports “piling up” at the country’s airports this month.

However, a spokesman for Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), said it had continued its cargo handling activities, catering for ...