ECS opens India branches

   ECS Group, a global air cargo general sales and service agency (GSSA) has opened its first offices in India in Mumbai and Delhi, the company said Monday.
   “The South Asia market represents some 5 percent of the global air cargo market in tonnage terms and India represents its most thriving market,” ECS said. “Air cargo business in India has overtaken ocean freight and rail freight in terms of growth, increasing by nearly 19 percent in the last three years as against 10.3 percent growth registered by ocean freight and 9.2 percent by rail.”
   ECS Group has appointed Rajendra Dubey as country manager for India. The company’s launch customers include airlines with global GSSA agreements with ECS, including Ukraine International Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Camair.
   “We expect to gain a strong market share for the airlines we represent and also to gain new contracts from carriers that already work with us in other markets,” said Mark Pulling, regional director, Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. “Most airlines that don’t already fly to India want to do so due to its booming economy and we see great potential for a global GSSA in the market that combines local expertise with a proven worldwide capability and infrastructure.”