Blue Dart - One Stop Solution For Students’ Excess Baggage Needs!

News Clip: Business World

25th February, 2021

Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia's premier express air and integrated transportation & distribution company, has launched an exclusive Excess Baggage Offer. The offer provides a discount of 40%* on International Shipments weighing 10 kgs and more. Valid till March 31st 2021, the offer specifically caters to students travelling internationally to further their education. Blue Dart’s focus on key customer segments has always been a highlight of the organization’s premium services, brought to the forefront during the pandemic. The Excess Baggage offer remains a testament to this by providing an extremely economical solution to students studying internationally. The 40% discount will only be applied to freight however, the relevant surcharge applicable will be charged as per actuals.    

Students Booking International University shipments are eligible for the Excess Baggage offer. A Promotional SMS will be sent from Blue Dart to all ‘University Shipment’ customers with the offer details. To avail of the offer, the customer would be required to show the promotional SMS to the counter staff during the shipment booking process. The offer would only be valid for walk-in students who have received the SMS.

Ketan Kulkarni, CMO, and Head – Business Development, Blue Dart, said, “Customer Centricity is a founding value of our organization. Our expertise is to provide customized solutions to our customers’ logistics needs. We want our student community to experience only the BEST. Therefore, our teams are here to ensure a premium experience without having them feel the pinch in their pocket. With this offer, we want students and their families to be able to travel across borders without worrying about excess baggage.”

He further adds, “We understand that moving away from home can be difficult and the availability of all things inherently ‘Indian’ are hard to come by. Therefore, to ensure that our students who are travelling have a piece of home with them, our special discount will help them transport apparel, household items, food as well as books to their education destination of choice. That is why we always say, ‘We Move So Your World Can Move. If Its Important, #BlueDartIT.”

As the Trade Facilitator to the nation, Blue Dart caters to over 35,000 locations in India. This ensures that operations in every state across India are covered through its network. With its access to a global network including 220 countries and territories as part of the DPDHL Group, Blue Dart is armed to be a Trusted Brand and a preferred Provider of Choice to every one of its customers. With data driven transparency, local knowledge as well as access and resilience in the face of a crisis, Blue Dart stands strong with its customers, no matter what their logistics requirement!