Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has launched regular cargo flights between Kolkata and Kunming, expanding its air logistics network in Asia.
Flights between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and Kunming Changshui International Airport began on April 20 and will operate three times per week using an Airbus A321 freighter.
On the inaugural flight, inbound cargo included nine tonnes of crabs from India, while outbound cargo totaled approximately 21.4 tonnes of general goods.
IndiGo said the service will increase air logistics capacity between southwest China and eastern India, supporting fresh produce, cross-border e-commerce parcels, and general commodities.
Gince Kuruvilla Mattam, consul general of India in Guangzhou, said the route connects China’s gateway to South and Southeast Asia with a key logistics hub in eastern India. He described it as both a logistics express lane and a bridge for China–India trade cooperation.
Kolkata is a key node for trade between Yunnan and India, while Kunming is positioning itself as a distribution center for South and Southeast Asia.
