{"id":19197,"date":"2022-03-22T17:45:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T12:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19197"},"modified":"2022-03-22T17:49:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T12:19:30","slug":"minister-the-cargo-sector-increased-by-19-percent-despite-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/22\/minister-the-cargo-sector-increased-by-19-percent-despite-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister scindia: The cargo sector boosted by 19 percent despite COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>The transportation of essential interests was mostly done by air during&nbsp;the outbreak of the pandemic. This enabled air cargo operators to remain afloat.<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2022\/mar\/21\/cargo-sector-grew-by-19-per-cent-despite-pandemic-says-civil-aviation-minister-scindia-2432611.html#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-civil-aviation-minister-jyotiraditya-scindia\">Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilaviation.gov.in\/en\/whoswho\/shri-jyotiraditya-m-scindia\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia<\/a> on Monday told that despite the pandemic, the cargo sector in India grew by 19 percent during the last two years. &#8220;In a time of two years, payment from cargo has grown and this has enabled Indian cargo carriers to stand on their own feet,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyotiraditya_Scindia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Scindia <\/a>said members of the Rajya Sabha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sindh-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19200\" width=\"1030\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sindh-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sindh-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sindh-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sindh-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sindh-750x562.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sindh-1140x854.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sindh.png 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><figcaption><strong> Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia   | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Air cargo had a stellar year in 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For many airlines, it provided a vital source of revenue as passenger demand remained in the doldrums due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Growth opportunities, however, were lost due to the pressures of labor shortages and constraints across the logistics system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-international-air-transporters-association\">International Air Transporters Association <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Overall, economic conditions do point towards a strong 2022,\u201d told Willie Walsh<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">, International Air Transporters Association <\/a>(IATA\u2019s) Director-General.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In India too, the transportation of essential goods was primarily done by air during&nbsp;the outbreak of the pandemic. This enabled air cargo operators to remain afloat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, some carriers like Spicejet converted their passenger aircraft into cargo carriers to transport essential goods, and also earn revenues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Also read <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/18\/air-canada-declared-to-begin-a-new-cold-chain-handling-facility-at-toronto-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Air Canada declared to begin a new cold chain handling facility at Toronto Airport<\/a> <\/strong><\/li><li><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/air-india-bans-local-agents-from-booking-canada-sector-flight-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Air India bans local agents from booking Canada sector flight tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/runway-34-ajay-devgan-amitabh-bachchan-promise-to-take-you-on-an-edge-of-the-seat-journey-in-this-aviation-thriller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Runway 34  : Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan Promise to Take You on an Edge-of-the-seat Journey in This Aviation Thriller<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Since the lockdown was imposed, transportation of many goods and essential services was done by air in India, and even overseas. And despite the reduction in passenger loads, cargo loads continued to be on the rise in India,&#8221; told anexpert on civil aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iata-part-1000x570-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iata-part-1000x570-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iata-part-1000x570-1-600x342.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iata-part-1000x570-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iata-part-1000x570-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iata-part-1000x570-1-750x428.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Meanwhile, with the government declare the resumption of all scheduled international operations from March 27, there is the hope of an increase in passenger loads too.&#8221;We have  declare that all scheduled operators can fly from all destinations now,&#8221; Scindia added.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The transportation of essential interests was mostly done by air during\u00a0the outbreak of the pandemic. 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