Indian mulls tie up with India Post, Gati
State-owned carrier Indian on Tuesday said it is considering partnership with India Post and GATI for its proposed cargo service expected to be launched by the middle of this year.
“We are planning to start the air cargo service by the middle of this year, which is likely to be known as ‘Indian Cargo,” Indian Chairman and Managing Director Vishvapati Trivedi said on Tuesday.
He said the carrier is considering partnership with the country’s biggest postal service India Post and international cargo carrier GATI for the venture. Trivedi, however, added plans were in the process of being finalised at the moment, though the carrier would aim at selling cargo space in advance.
The airline today launched an online check-in facility ‘i-check-in’ service supported by the Bird Group, which provides customers with self check-in facilities and proceed for security check directly, besides offering flyers to choose their seats.
Indian is aiming making the ticketing process entirely e-based by the end of this year. “We are looking at a 100 per cent conversion of the regular ticketing to e-ticketing by 2007 end,” Trivedi added.
Currently the facility has been provided only for domestic flights and Indian plans to extend the facility to international flights as well within couple of months.
