Pune airport launches international cargo services with first imports

In a milestone for Pune Airport, international cargo imports officially commenced in June with the arrival of three consignments. These included electronic components for automobiles and fertilizer related chemicals, shipped from London’s Heathrow Airport via Delhi through transshipment. All three shipments were transported by Air India. The third consignment personal artefacts were flown in directly from Bangkok, marking the airport’s entry into global cargo operations.  The journey to this milestone had met with some turbulence in recent years. In 2023, cargo movements at Pune Airport were hit due to delays in clearances from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. As a result, between Jan 2023 and Jan 2024, there were zero movements of international cargo from the airport. Things have improved since then. Between April 2024 & May 2025, a total cargo of 78,688 metric tons was moved from the airport. Of this, just 169.2 MT was international cargo exports. To date, Pune airport has only