BENGALURU, Sept 23: The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here has emerged as the leading exporter of pomegranate in India by exporting 180,745 kg from April to August 2020.
The airport also accounted for 99 per cent of the total pomegranate exports from Karnataka, according to the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS) sources.
The fruit was exported to 12 international destinations by nine global freight carriers – Air France, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Turkish Airlines.
In order to maintain freshness, perishables were stored, cleared and moved to the aircraft on priority, with the required temperature controls in place, therefore reducing dwell time at the terminals, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) said.
(UNI)
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