Air cargo service resumes at Surat

Surat: After SpiceXpress, Indigo has started freighter services connecting Surat and Chennai starting from Thursday.
A freighter aircraft of Indigo from Chennai landed at the Surat airport transporting shrimp seeds ordered by the shrimp farmers in Surat and south Gujarat region.
Official sources said that about three metric tonnes of shrimp seeds was transported from Chennai to Surat by the Indigo freighter aircraft. The aircraft departed from the airport with about 300 kilogram of general cargo including masks, sanitisers etc. bound to Delhi.
There is an annual demand of 500 tonnes shrimp seeds in Surat and south Gujarat region. About 70% of the shrimp seed demand comes from Surat and nearby areas including Olpaad, Sayan, Mandroi, Ichhapore and Dumas. A senior official of Indigo cargo department said, “Surat has a huge potential for cargo due to the huge presence of shrimp farmers in Surat and south Gujarat. We transported shrimp seeds from Chennai to Surat on Thursday. We plan to operate the freighter aircraft as per the demand.”
“The Indigo will start the commercial operation of passenger flight starting from May 25. At present, we will start with single passenger flight between Surat and Delhi and gradually we will increase the frequency,” the official added.