Chennai: Providing relief to the long winding queues of cargo near the airport gateways, Indev Air Freight Station, India's first private air freight station (AFS,) has announced commencement of its operations in Chennai on Friday. Spread over an area of around 20,000 sqft near Iringattukottai, the AFS is an extension of the airport or an off-terminal facility where all import formalities can be completed without hassles for cargo transmit.
The facility which got license from the customs three years back, but was delayed due to lack of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) connectivity, is commencing its operation from August 1.
"The unit loads or ULDs will be moved directly from aircraft to bonded trucks and those will be moved to the facility where all similar operations to what is available at airport will be provided.The customs officers will be present there round the clock to do the entire formalities, including the online filing, assessment, inspection and delivery," said Xavier Britto, Chairman, Indev AFS.
Read news in full18/07/15 Shilpa Elizabeth/Economic Times
The facility which got license from the customs three years back, but was delayed due to lack of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) connectivity, is commencing its operation from August 1.
"The unit loads or ULDs will be moved directly from aircraft to bonded trucks and those will be moved to the facility where all similar operations to what is available at airport will be provided.The customs officers will be present there round the clock to do the entire formalities, including the online filing, assessment, inspection and delivery," said Xavier Britto, Chairman, Indev AFS.
Read news in full18/07/15 Shilpa Elizabeth/Economic Times
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