Fletcher Samuel, Senior Lead, Cargo Business, BIAL, said, “India’s investment in new cargo terminals and multimodal hubs is hastening a shift toward digitally integrated, paperless, and 24×7 cargo operations, improving turnaround times and cost efficiency. The Airport Cargo Community System (CargobyBLR) digitally links airlines, Customs, forwarders, and handlers, enabling real-time visibility, smarter capacity planning, and reduced congestion. Complementing this, the Automated Truck Management Facility (ATMF) has cut average truck turnaround time from four hours to one hour, with 78 per cent of trucks processed within 20 minutes, improving landside efficiency. Together with IoT-enabled terminal infra and analytics-led operations, these reforms are meeting the expectations of shippers, forwarders, and airlines for speed, transparency, reliability, and 24×7 operations, mirroring global hubs and positioning BLR Airport as a future-ready, globally aligned air cargo hub.”
