The Union Government is likely to draft a new national air cargo policy on the basis of a roadmap which is being prepared by the Airports Authority of India to cater to the projected growth in air freight traffic in India.
Currently, a working group on air cargo, set up by the Civil Aviation Economic Advisory Council, is close to completing its report and a framework to address all the issues, taking into account the realities of the air cargo industry. While air cargo traffic in and out of India projected to grow over five times in 20 years, domestic traffic is projected to grow six times in this period. The AAI will come out with a detailed roadmap for capacity planning and development to cater to the needs of the growing air cargo operations at airports under their control.