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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Air India reduces Delhi cargo transfer time to 5-8 hours, expands pilot across India-Europe routes

Air India on Sunday announced the successful operationalisation of the Government of India's new cargo transshipment policy through an ongoing Proof of Concept (PoC) on the Chennai-Delhi-Frankfurt air cargo corridor, launched on 20 June 2026.

The Tata Group-owned carrier has reduced cargo connection time at Delhi Airport from 36-48 hours to 5-8 hours under a pilot of the government's new cargo transshipment policy, and will now expand the initiative across more India-Europe routes.

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