IndiGo transports over 50 tonnes of cargo between India and Singapore

IndiGo said on Monday that it has operated three international cargo flights carrying over 50 tonnes of cargo, including pharmaceutical products, fruits and vegetables, to and from Singapore and Maldives.

The budget carrier said it operated the Mumbai-Male-Mumbai cargo flight as well as the Trivandrum-Male-Trivandrum cargo flight on May 2.

A total of 28.361 tonnes of cargo was transported from India to Male, Maldives' capital city. The return flights from Male did not have any cargo.

IndiGo also conducted a cargo flight on Mumbai-Bengaluru-Singapore-Mumbai route on April 30, transporting 13.664 tonnes of freight to Singapore and bringing back 8.008 tonnes of cargo during the return journey.

The airline used its A320 passenger aircraft for these flights, with the freight being kept in the belly as well as in the passenger cabin.

Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said,Having previously operated these cargo flights to the Gulf region, we have now operated these flights to Singapore from Bangalore and to Maldives from Trivandrum and Mumbai."