Oman Air launches cargo service from GMR Hyderabad International Airport
Hyderabad: Oman Air launched its first cargo service from Airport International GMR Hyderabad, operating its first Boeing B737-800BCF connecting Hyderabad and Masket. The cargo service will operate two weekly flights on Tuesday and Saturday and the flight will depart from Hyderabad at 2 pm. According to a press release, with a unidirectional capacity of 22 MT, the cargo will add an additional weekly capacity of 88 MT from Hyderabad Airport. Pradeep Panikkar, Executive Director, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited, said: “Oman Air’s cargo services from Hyderabad Airport will not only connect our diverse industries and thriving market within the city, but will also provide opportunities for those companies in the surrounding areas ” Access the world market” Oman is a major importer of eggs for incubation from India. With this new connection, Oman Air expects to substantially increase exports of incubated eggs from Hyderabad, taking advantage of the city’s large infrastructure of incubators. It will also promote pharmaceutical exports to Oman and to the United States and Europe, with Masket as a base for transshipment. The Middle East is also an important importer of fruits and vegetables. This new work will improve the export of fruits and vegetables from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to the Middle East.