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Amazon has launched “Amazon Air” in India, a dedicated cargo fleet to expand and speed up deliveries in one of its key markets. According to PTI, the launch of Amazon Air in India makes it the third region after the United States and Europe to have the service.
This move by Amazon is seen as a strategic one to gain a stronger foothold in the Indian e-commerce market, which is one of the fastest growing in the world. The launch of Amazon Air will allow the company to have more control over its delivery operations, and improve the speed and reliability of its service. This will likely lead to better customer satisfaction and increased sales for the company in India.
According to a press release, Amazon has partnered with a Bengaluru-based freight carrier, Quickjet Cargo Airline Private Ltd, for the service.
The partnership will use Boeing 737-800 planes to transport shipments to major cities in India, including Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. This partnership will give Amazon more control over its logistics and delivery operations, allowing them to improve the speed and reliability of their service. This move is expected to increase customer satisfaction and boost sales for the company in the Indian market.
K T Rama Rao, Minister of Industries of Telangana, launched the service of Amazon Air in the presence of senior Amazon officials near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. The launch event was held to mark the official start of Amazon’s dedicated cargo fleet in India, which aims to expand and speed up deliveries in one of its key markets.
The Minister also had an interaction with senior Amazon officials and discussed the potential of the e-commerce market in Telangana and how Amazon Air could help tap into it. The launch of Amazon Air in India is seen as a strategic move by the company to gain a stronger foothold in the Indian e-commerce market and improve the speed and reliability of its service to customers.
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Akhil Saxena, Vice President- Customer Fulfillment (APAC, MENA & LATAM) & WW Customer Service, at Amazon, stated that the company currently operates two planes and each can carry 20,000 shipments. He added that with this new service, Amazon aims to improve the speed and reliability of its service to customers, and to increase customer satisfaction.
The company plans to expand this service in the future and add more planes to its fleet to meet the growing demand for e-commerce deliveries in India. The launch of Amazon Air in India is seen as a strategic move by the company to gain a stronger foothold in the Indian e-commerce market and improve the speed and reliability of its service to customers, which will likely lead to increased sales for the company in the region.
“We are partnering with a third-party carrier… Quikjet is the company through which we have leased the plane. They are operating the plane and they are maintaining it for us,” Akhil Saxena, Vice President- Customer Fulfillment (APAC, MENA & LATAM) & WW Customer Service, at Amazon, said.
The Seattle-headquartered firm, which started the service in 2016 in the US, operates a network of over 110 jets that fly to over 70 locations worldwide. Amazon’s entry into the Indian market is a strategic move to gain a stronger foothold in the e-commerce market, which is one of the fastest growing in the world.
The launch of Amazon Air in India will allow the company to have more control over its delivery operations, and improve the speed and reliability of its service, leading to better customer satisfaction and increased sales for the company.
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