Kempegowda Airport (BLR) in Bengaluru has become the fourth airport in India and the second in South India to partner with Envirotainer – a world leader in active cold-chain solutions for air cargo.
This new collaboration will enable Kempegowda Airport to provide customers with advanced temperature-controlled air cargo solutions throughout the entire journey.
The temperature-controlled supply-chain facility will allow pharmaceutical companies and their logistics partners to move temperature-sensitive cargo across the world.
Essentially, this means that temperature is maintained throughout the journey to create an unbroken cold chain from manufacturing to the point of consumption. Backed by two dedicated cold zones, operated by Air India SATS Airport Services (AI-SATS) and Menzies Aviation Bobba Bangalore (MABB), the new cold-chain solution will boost the movement of pharmaceutical products from major manufacturing clusters such as Hyderabad, Goa, Vishakhapatnam and other places in South India. AI-SATS will provide the handling and storing services for Envirotainer.
Pharmaceutical products account for 13% of the total international cargo throughput from BLR Airport each year, with USA, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Vietnam, Philippines, Germany, Nigeria, Algeria, Uganda and Russia being the top destinations.
