Bangladesh sews up air cargo space at Delhi airport
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Imran, who is in charge of logistics at a leading leather goods manufacturing company in Ambur, a town in western Tamil Nadu, is struggling to send shipments to Europe and the US for several days now. He never imagined that the garment industry in distant Bangladesh could be a source of worry for him.Tons of Bangladesh-made garments transiting via Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi are cornering space in aircraft bound for Europe and the US, leaving little room for Indian exporters. India has a trade agreement allowing sealed export cargo from Dhaka to arrive directly at Delhi airport with minimal border checks. Due to the geopolitics-related disruption in cargo movement via the Red Sea, Dhaka’s garment exports to third countries are being routed by air via Delhi since February 2023. Earlier, it was only through Kolkata airport.“Nowadays it is very difficult to get space in aircraft for our export consignments,” says a leather goods manufacturer. “If we pa...