Emirates SkyCargo Begins 2014 on a Winning Streak

Emirates SkyCargo team at the Air Cargo India 2014 gala awards night.

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has added two highly coveted accolades to its impressive list of industry awards in the last few weeks.

The airline was awarded the ‘International Cargo Airline of the Year’ by STAT Trade media group at the recently concluded Air Cargo India 2014 awards evening, which was held at the Westin Hotel in Mumbai last week.

Emirates SkyCargo was also voted the ‘Top Cargo Handling Airline of Cochin 2013’ by the Customs Department at the International Customs Day Celebration held in Kochi recently.

Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo along with Pradeep Kumar, Emirates Senior Vice President Cargo Revenue Optimisation and Systems received the ‘International Cargo Airline of the Year’ award from Mr. Des Vertannes, Global head of Cargo, IATA. Whereas, V. M Dinesh, Emirates’ Cargo Manager in Kerala, accepted the “Top Cargo Handling Airline of Cochin 2013” award from Honourable Chief Guest P.K. Hormis Tharakan, IPS (Retd.) former DGP (Kerala) and DG (RAW) at a gala evening event held in Kerala. Esteemed guests representing the power houses of the Indian cargo sector were present at both these the august gatherings.

Commenting on the achievements Nabil Sultan said: “Both the awards are a testimony of the unflagging efforts by the team to make Emirates SkyCargo a successful cargo airline in the India market. Both STAT Trade awards and The International Customs Day Celebrations are widely recognized not only in India but across the globe. These accolades are considered to be a benchmark for reviewing performances in the Cargo Industry. We are delighted to win this year and I would like to congratulate the entire India team for the constant effort they have put in to make this possible.”