MIAL's freight curbs may hit India's exports

The Air Cargo Agents Association of India (ACAAI) responded on December 19, urging MIAL to "immediately reconsider" the complete closure of freighter operations for such a "long period" and to work out a model that would allow operations to continue.

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Welcoming the planned "renovation and repair works", the association said the suspension was announced without any "mitigation plan and resumption strategy". In FY25, Mumbai airport handled about 889,900 tonnes of cargo, accounting for nearly a quarter of India's total air cargo handled that year. MIAL did not respond to Business Standard's queries on the matter. ACAAI warned that suspending freighter operations for 10 months would disrupt upliftment capacity and increase freight rates substantially. "This will have an adverse effect on the continual growth of Indian exports," it said.