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| Vol. 23 No. 50 | Monday
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Go Goa Manohar Airport |
| India’s newest airport at Goa, the Manohar
International Airport, has ambitious plans to become the future cargo hub
of western India – perhaps, even try to give the Mumbai International
Airport a serious challenge in the future. Goa now has two airports: the old one at Dabolim, and the new Manohar International Airport built at Mopa, North Goa. Before the airport at Mopa – it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11, 2022 and flight operations started on January 5, 2023– Dabolim, a civil as well as an Indian Navy airport, was used by commercial carriers during fixed hours. It often faced airside congestion because of its single runway. In its short life, Mopa airport has handled 4000 metric tonnes of cargo (2,300 metric tonnes of domestic cargo and 1,700 metric tonnes of international cargo). With its state-of-the-art facilities, the airport is targeting a total market size of 46,000 MT per annum. Its catchment area will include the industrial and manufacturing hubs based in North Karnataka and Maharashtra. The airport seeks to provide pharmaceuticals, agri-produce, aquamarine products, etc. a seamless process for air freight to 29 domestic and six international destinations. Among the six international carriers are Qatar Airways, Air India, TUI, and Oman Air.  In
a move that will boost the airport’s multi-modal connectivity and
cargo growth, the Air Cargo Forum of India launched its Goa chapter in June
this year. Thakur Purushottam Singh, Business Head of Goa Air Cargo at Manohar
International Airport was optimistic about the airport’s cargo plans.
He pointed out that Goa happened to be the only state in the country to
have two airports within 100 km of each other. In addition, there was a
marine port and an Inland Container Depot (ICD).Singh and the airport management – the airport is owned and operated by GMR – believe that the airport’s strategic importance will further its cargo ambitions. To begin with, the airport will be an important transshipment hub, connecting to unique destinations like Karachi, Dhaka, Cairo, and Salalah – which it is already doing through Oman Air. From September, the airport saw new carriers coming in with the winter schedule. Around that time, direct flights to CIS countries with Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Uzbekistan Air started. These flights will cater to exports and imports and boost the tonnage of monthly shipments to 1000+ metric tonnes. In addition, the airport’s new warehousing facilities, along with a packhouse, will be a major help for Goa’s agri-produce. Fruits and vegetables have been sent out to London Heathrow via Doha. Also, carriers like Turkish and Emirates have been contacted for pharma exports. |
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