Nagpur to be India's first national air cargo hub

New Delhi: Nagpur airport will soon be declared India's first national air cargo hub with attractive tax holidays for those ready to boost the long untapped sector.
"A policy is being prepared that will promote Nagpur. It is likely to be ready by June," Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on the margins of a business conference here on growing air cargo traffic in India."Business sops and tax holidays will be given to attract freight companies, national and international courier companies, airlines and allied sectors to set up business there," Patel said.
Nagpur airport is already linked to the Middle East and Southeast Asia besides several stations in India. It will support 365 days of all weather cargo operations with facilities like cold storages."Indian Airlines has already chosen Nagpur to make it its national freight operation hub," said Patel, whose constituency Gondia is 170 km from Nagpur.
11/04/06 Daily News & Analysis

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