For the first time, direct custom clearance of air cargo has been initiated from LGBI (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi) Airport, with a consignment of vegetables exported on Sunday.
A consignment of 810 kg of vegetables, comprised of pointed gourd (potol), fresh beans, knol khol, cucumber, brinjals and lemons were sent to Dubai via New Delhi on an Air India flight 892. The vegetables have been sourced from various districts of Assam.
Direct custom clearance means that the consignment sent overseas from the airport here will not be checked en route to any airport until it reaches its destination. Earlier, air cargo from airports in the Northeast was done at Kolkata airport.
D.K Kamra, regional executive director Airports Authority of India, Northeast East Region, said that for the first time in history of the region, the direct export mode via air cargo has been initiated by the air cargo department of the LGBI Airport.
As reported on theshillongtimes.com, phytosanitary certificates were issued by the plant quarantine department for the first time at the airport.
