2023-07-30 06:13:11
CT Munshid Ali, a native of Kozhikode who is also the Secretary of Kerala Exporters Forum and has an export agency, got a big order from Singapore. The load should reach Singapore at least before 8 am. Fruits and vegetables are needed. There will be orders most days. An irrevocable agreement upon hearing. Munshid Ali rejected the order. Reason: Export is from Kozhikode Airport. There was no flight to Singapore in the morning. Most of the export agencies avoid the orders received through Kozhikode without stopping for other tests as the fruits and vegetables spoil in a short time.
Or you should think about whether you can take it through any other airport. Kozhikode Airport’s income and foreign exchange are affected by the lack of flights. Most of the orders are such that the goods should be received before 7 or 8 am local time in each country. Although there is no direct flight, you can travel to many other countries via Karipur. UAE is the main hub. Get down there and get a connecting flight. However, shipping is not the same as travel. A trip down and around isn’t always worth trying for quick fruit and vegetable items. Therefore, many people are taking the goods to Kochi, Bengaluru and other places.
Why Karipur?
In terms of total exports in Kerala, Kozhikode airport is at the back. However, Kozhikode Airport is the leading airport in most months if we look at the export of fruits and vegetables alone. Most of the fruits and vegetables for export come from the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. This is an easy curry for loads of fruit and vegetables coming down the pass.
Moreover, the cost of transporting goods by road is also lower for the exporters. Therefore, for a long time, there are various agencies focused on Karipur for the export of fruits and vegetables. There is an order. Apart from this, local resources harvested by farmers also cross the sea through Karipur.
to Ireland and Dubai
2,035 kg of fruits and vegetables to Ireland, which has no direct flight, and 530 kg to London have gone through Karipur in the month of May. As there is no direct flight, it is very difficult to deliver the goods. If there is an airplane, exports to European countries will increase sharply. The main export through Kozhikode airport is to UAE.
Dubai is leading in airports. Last May, 1,361 tonnes were exported from Kozhikode airport. Dubai (286.4 tons), Sharjah (180.3 tons), Bahrain (149.5 tons), Abu Dhabi (131.9 tons), Doha (147.9), Muscat (119.3 tons), Riyadh (102.8 tons), Al Ain (12.7 tons), Dammam (62.7 tons) tonnes), Jeddah (77 tonnes), Kuwait (69.2 tonnes), Ras Al Khaimah (18.5 tonnes), Salalah (25 kg) and Mumbai (170 kg).
Farmers to agency are fighting against time
Fruits and vegetables are the backbone of exports at the Kozhikode airport. Unlike other exports, it is a sector that incurs huge losses if not done on time. Hence, the freight workers in Karipur are running against time. Farmers, plantation owners, laborers, truck owners, drivers, middlemen and many other people make their livelihood from this sector every day.
There are many problems they face like crop destruction, road traffic congestion, fuel price hike. The problem is that if the cargo survives all this and reaches Karipur, there is no plane to send it. If fruits and vegetables cannot be transported by sea within hours of harvest, profits can range from reduced to loss. It affects not only the agencies but also the farmers. Not only fruits and vegetables, but also banana leaves, konnpoo and various flowers during Onam are transported through Karipur.
A clamor for the Sri Lankan flight
When there is a demand for air services to more foreign countries, the existing air services from Kozhikode airport have ceased to exist. Sri Lankan Airlines is the service that export agencies have been demanding for a long time. Kerala Exporters Forum also held many discussions with Sri Lankan Airline officials. Not only are the fares low, there are connecting flights from Colombo to many foreign countries.
Once they arrive in Colombo, they can export to any country on board. Sri Lankan Airlines to start service from Karipur is seen as a major export escape route.
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