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What does Cargo charter flight mean in logistics?
Short answer
Hiring an entire aircraft for one shipper or one consignment instead of buying space on scheduled flights. Used for urgent, outsized or high-value cargo, or to reach airports without suitable scheduled capacity.
Non-scheduled flights in India are operated by holders of a DGCA Non-Scheduled Operator Permit (NSOP) or by scheduled carriers under charter arrangements; foreign charters need separate permissions. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.
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The numbers behind this answer
- Also called
- air charter
- Category
- Air, sea & rail
- Related terms
- Helicopter charter (cargo), Freighter aircraft, Belly cargo, Dangerous goods (DG)
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