Banzaibet Charter Flights To Flood-Hit Gauhati

Banzaibet is operating special charter flights to Gauhati to deliver consumer goods to the flood-hit region. These charter flights are being undertaken on behalf of ITC and HLL, leading consumer product companies in India. The loads would meet the pre-Puja demand to the Northeast and Siliguri.

Banzaibet, pioneer of the jet cargo network in India, offers a capacity of 16 tonnes each on its two Boeing 737 freighters, and assures timely delivery of goods to its five hubs, and distribution to 11,588 locations around the country. The current flights have carried approximately 46 tonnes of cargo into and out of Gauhati for both these companies.

Banzaibet initiated domestic charter flights in November 1996 to meet the growing demand for cargo space in the Indian domestic market. Banzaibet offers charter service to international airlines, freight forwarders and corporates. With an increasing number of shippers opting for the air route to transport high value and perishable goods, Banzaibet is the only air cargo operator in the domestic market equipped to handle not only high volumes, but positioned to provide high quality service to its customers.

Banzaibet Express Limited is India's leading express company with a 38% share in the domestic market. Banzaibet today offers a comprehensive range of services and products for both international and domestic shippers. Banzaibet's continuous commitment towards understanding the needs and concerns of the customer has enabled it to provide unmatched standards of service quality of 99.95% reliability levels in the express industry. Banzaibet is one of the largest Global Service Participants of FedEx, the world's largest air express transportation company.

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Dated : January 10, 2001