SriLankan Cargo sets new record for freight handling at BIA
RECORD: SriLankan Cargo set a new record for handling of
freight at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport in 2006 with a
total of 167,289 metric tonnes, an increase of 4.48% over the previous
calendar year.
Head of Sri Lanka Cargo Nalin Rodrigo said: "Our success is due to
our expanded network throughout the Indian Subcontinent, coupled with
promotional activities to increase awareness and confidence of our
customers in the SriLankan Cargo brand.
This is an excellent performance by the entire team at SriLankan
Cargo including our Worldwide sales team and our team at BIA's Cargo
Centre. This was the 5th consecutive calendar year that we have set a
new record at BIA."
"It is now crucial that we expand our cargo handling facilities at
BIA very soon, since the existing warehouse is operating far beyond its
designed capacity. We increased its capacity by adding an awning, but
this too is now at its maximum capacity," said Rodrigo.
SriLankan Cargo itself carried more than half of the total freight
handled in 2006, while other airlines carried the rest.
"We have a lot of satisfied customers now, which is evident from the
continuous growth of our business volumes. But we need to add capacity
in order to keep these customers satisfied and entice more new
customers" said Manager Cargo Operations at SriLankan Cargo Janaka
Munasinghe.
SriLankan Cargo has positioned Colombo as the "Hub in the Ocean'
linking the fast-growing Indian economy with the rest of the world, both
for exports and imports. SriLankan is the largest foreign carrier into
India, with 94 flights to 10 Indian cities - New Delhi, Bombay,
Bangalore, Hyderabad, Madras, Trichy, Trivandrum, Calicut, Goa and Kochi
- flying on a daily or more frequent basis to each of them except for
Goa, where services were launched just last year.
In addition to these flights with Airbus A320 and A330 aircrafts,
SriLankan Cargo also operates dedicated freighter services to several
Indian cities and the Maldives, using an Antonov AN12F freighter. |