E-commerce firms give airlines a miss, ship Diwali parcels by road, rail

This comes on the back of tie-ups between e-commerce companies and Indian Railways, and expansion of fulfillment centres which has enabled increased storage and quicker deliveries

In the Diwali week, domestic airlines are in seventh heaven, propped up by robust demand. But this time around their fortunes are mixed. While passenger demand remains strong, cargo loads have dropped as e-commerce firms have switched to trucks and trains to transport consignments.
 

This comes on the back of tie-ups between e-commerce companies and the Indian Railways, and the expansion of fulfilment centres, which have enabled increased storage and quicker deliveries.
 

Manish Tiwary, vice president and country manager, Amazon India says the company has been working with Indian Railways since 2019. “Today you get faster delivery in a city