Hyderabad,
GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC), a division of GMR Air Cargo and Aerospace Engineering Limited (GACAEL) on Monday announced the inauguration of a new facility to handle international courier and express cargo consignments. The new facility developed and operationalised by GHAC, was inaugurated today by B V Siva Naga Kumari, Chief Commissioner of Customs, in the presence of SGK Kishore, Executive Director & Chief Innovation Officer-GMR Airports, Pradeep Panicker, CEO-GMR Hyderabad International Airport and Saurabh Kumar, CEO-GMR Air Cargo.
Located within the GHAC Terminal premises, the facility will be the new gateway for import and export of courier cargo shipments from the region. The new facility is connected with Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS) of Indian Customs which will enable seamless and quick courier consignment processing and clearance at the terminal. The facility is also well equipped with all supporting infrastructure and equipment including advanced security screening and cargo handling systems.
The inauguration of the new facility by GHAC to handle international courier shipments opens up a whole new segment for Hyderabad's air cargo trade. The facility will enable international courier shipments from/to Hyderabad to be handled locally rather than being processed through designated facilities in other metro cities. GHAC is expanding its facilities and streamlining processes both on landside and airside to meet the unique requirements for perishables, agri-products, and various temp-controlled pharmaceuticals.
It has already launched a large, custom built Cool Dolly, a Mobile Refrigerated Unit for airside transportation till Aircraft maintains the Cold-Chain, which is scalable. The major Export and Import commodities handled here consist of perishables (agro and marine products), pharmaceuticals, engineering & aerospace, garments, and electronics among others.