Cathay Cargo keen for biz in India, aims to 'co-terminate' freighter planes

Hong Kong-based Cathay Cargo is looking to expand in India and wants its freighter planes to be allowed to "co-terminate" while flying between multiple destinations within the country under the open sky framework, a senior company official said. Under the open sky policy, the Indian government allows several foreign cargo carriers to operate from all international airports so as to fast-track movement of goods, especially to push exports of perishable items. "Open sky policy is positive for India," said Tom Owen, Director, Cargo, Cathay Cargo. "...What we (would) also like to see in addition to that is the ability to co-terminate our flights. We like to fly into Delhi and then fly to Kolkata and then fly back to Hong Kong. So we can pick up on two places," Owen told PTI in an interview. He said the company is upbeat on India's economic growth and "we are very keen to grow more in India". Cathay Cargo can "redeploy the capacity to help the country respond to the needs of the market