Blue Dart sales up by 19.34%

News Clip : Cargo Trends, All India

June- July , 2007.

Blue Dart Express Limited has declared is financial results for the second quarter and half year ended June 30, 2007.

Income from operations for the 1 st half ended June 30, 2007 was Rs. 369.14 crores, an increase of 19.34% over the corresponding period of the previous year, and profit before tax for the same period was Rs 51.17 crores, up by 14.21% from Rs 44.80 crores in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Anil Khanna, Managing Director, Blue Dart Express Limited said, "We have' always taken every possible step to ensure that our delivery promise continues to extend beyond just timeliness and encompasses the values that our brand stands for -service excellence, quality and reliability. We have and will continue to invest in an infrastructure that would support our country's growth. We have recently added a new air route, augmenting our capacity on the North - South corridor to meet the strong current and projected demands. Our air capacity has now expanded to a payload of 300 tonnes through 62 routes every night, confirming Blue Dart's position as the undisputed market leadership in the domestic express segment, and its unique capability to offer the entire spectrum of distribution solutions".