With global supply chain operations gaining traction in the past couple of years, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport's (CSMIA) air cargo movement increased by about 30%, YoY, in FY22 to 556,900 metric tonne (MT) of total cargo assisted.
The airport noted that foreign cargo volumes increased by 26%, while domestic cargo volumes increased by 40% over FY 21.
The total import of 260,600 MT and export of 296,300 MT of cargo resulted in CSMIA's overall share of contribution to the global cargo movements, a press release from the organisation said.
The top three destinations that observed the highest import via CSMIA include China, Germany, and the US, respectively, while the US, UAE, and Germany remain the top destinations in exports.
Moreover, automobiles, pharmaceutical products, and engineering goods saw a majority of transportation to the top international destinations, whereas the top domestic destinations primarily witnessed the movement of engineering goods, documents & samples and postal cargo in FY22.
Notably, the top airlines catering to the maximum cargo from CSMIA include IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoFirst in the domestic segment. While Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines were the top three airlines catering to the highest cargo load internationally in this period.