Given that the Indian pharmaceuticals market is the world’s third-largest in terms of volume, and the country caters to around 60% of global vaccine demand, it comes as no surprise that the pharmaceuticals industry plays such a central role in Indian air cargo.
When Qatar Airways Cargo launched its pharma product in January 2014, India was one of the first markets to offer it. The airline has since grown to become one of the ISC’s leading cargo carriers, and today, with a pharmaceuticals market share of almost 18% in India, practically every fifth pharma shipment leaves the country on board a Qatar Airways Cargo plane.
“The Indian pharma market is very important for Qatar Airways Cargo,” Ehab Matta, Senior Manager Regional Cargo Indian subcontinent, Middle East & Pakistan — Qatar Airways, explains. “We work closely with major vaccine manufacturers in India through our global partnerships with international as well as leading local freight forwarders.” It is this close collaboration with customers that led to Hyderabad (HYD) becoming the first station in the Qatar Airways Cargo network, to deploy Envirotainer’s new Releye® RLP containers as soon as they had been approved for carriage on Qatar Airways aircraft. Hyderabad also holds the national record for the most active pharma containers on one flight, having once moved 11 ULDs in one flight. The city is home to over 2,500 of the country’s 3,000 pharma companies and 10,500 manufacturing units, and is India’s main pharma export station, though Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai also play important roles given the widespread pharma production facilities across India.
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