India’s Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru (BLR) has recorded a 26-month high in cargo tonnage, having handled 34,339 metric tonnes of cargo in October 2020.

The airport witnessed its highest-ever domestic outbound tonnage of 8,117 MT last month, largely driven by e-commerce shipments. Perishable commodities, which have been the major growth driver for BLR Airport in 2020-21, continued to be the top international commodity, accounting for 12% of total exports in October.

The airport became the first air transport hub in India to witness positive growth in September 2020, with this trend continuing in October, when the airport registered a 0.1% increase against October 2019. The record single-day Air Traffic Movement (ATM) was 52 ATMs on 22 October, when the airport saw a volume of 1,359 MT of cargo.

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