GMR Infrastructure subsidiary DIAL awarded ISO 9001:2000 for International Cargo Terminal

GMR Infrastructure Ltd has announced that Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has been awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2000 quality certificate for the International Cargo Terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The certificate, awarded by the Lloyds Register is recognition of the efforts put in by DIAL to improve customer service, quality control and efficiency. DIAL achieved this landmark within a short span of seven months from taking over charge of the IGI Airport.

The air cargo terminal spread over 27 acres of land manages and operates a common user infrastructure facility for storage and processing of international air cargo and provides custodianship to DIAL. With the help of semi-mechanized integrated facilities, the terminal undertakes secured and efficient Export, Import and trans-shipment cargo functions. It provides a single window clearance for export and import cargo under one roof with a view to facilitate expeditious processing and custom clearance of International Cargo.

Air Cargo Traffic is growing rapidly in India. Currently, Delhi Airport handles more than 0.4 million tonnes of cargo per annum. This figure is expected to grow to 1.27 million tonnes by 2020 and touch 2.0 million tonnes by 2025. DIAL is aiming to modernize Delhi Airport to help cater to the growing passenger and cargo traffic.

The Master Plan for the same has been recently submitted to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India. The Master Plan envisions the construction of a new integrated passenger terminal to cater to the both domestic and international traffic by 2010 and a brand new cargo complex in later stages. The Foundation Stone for the new integrated terminal and third runway was laid recently by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson - United Progressive Alliance.

Source : Equity Bulls

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