News / The 'king of all fruits' under threat from air cargo capacity crunch

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As fresh Indian mangoes begin rolling into the market, traditional fruit exporters and freight forwarders are staring at the risk of air freight capacity constraints – in an already unbalanced supply-demand environment – cutting into their shipment volume targets.  

Indian-grown mangoes, locally touted as “the king of all fruits,” generally draw high demand internationally, especially in the European markets.  

That capacity pain point was voiced by Mohnish Arora, GM of perishable cargo trade at Jet Freight Logistics (JFL), a Mumbai-based niche air ...