FedEx Express to expand in India
FedEx Express, operator of the world’s largest cargo airline, will expand operations in India, increasing its number of flights and destinations, a senior company official said.
“We will add five flights to and from (New) Delhi taking the total to 16,” Robert W. Elliot, the company’s president for Europe, Middle East & Africa, was quoted as saying by Dow Jones Newswires. “With these incremental flights we will be able to carry (an) additional 900 tons of cargo to and from India.”
FedEx will also add 184 full time employees, taking the total head count in India to 425, he said.
The company will increase its retail presence from 11 cities to 54 cities, Elliot said.
“Enhanced transit times, additional capacity and the ability to clear customs on location will facilitate faster and easier trade with powerful trading blocs like Europe, and help Indian businesses take advantage of the new trade opportunities in Eastern Europe,” Elliot said.
FedEx Express is the largest division of the Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx Corp., which has made a strong push to expand its business in China and India.
