Blue Dart signs Interline agreement with South African Airways

Mumbai : December 04, 2002

Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia's largest integrated air express, courier and logistics company, has entered into an interline agreement with South African Airways. The agreement, effective from November 26, 2002 will provide South African Airways, which operates from Mumbai, with marketing access to all the other metros in India. The alliance will facilitate movement of South African Airways' shipments to and from these locations through Blue Dart's infrastructure of bonded warehouses and freighters. This is the 20th interline agreement for Blue Dart.

Commenting on the agreement, Ms.Tulsi N. Mirchandaney, Senior Vice President - Marketing & Projects, Blue Dart Express Limited said, "Blue Dart is a total distribution solutions provider, supported by a robust infrastructure and a formidable distribution network. We can carry from a document to a charter load with equal efficiency and quality. Interline carriage is one such domestic service offering to airlines who require higher volumes of space, available only on Blue Dart, to carry shipments into locations to which they do not operate. We are confident that our interline agreement will be a mutually beneficial one and will enable wider customer access to South African Airways' services. "

Blue Dart, South Asia's leading courier and integrated air express package distribution company with dedicated aviation infrastructure, offers secure and reliable delivery of consignments to over 13,000 locations in the region. Through its sales alliance with world #1, DHL Worldwide Express, Blue Dart offers its customers the DHL advantage of global reach, unmatched cross-border specialization and greater network flexibility. Blue Dart has been re-certified recently, as one of a handful of Indian companies, to the new global ISO 9001-2000 standards. The Blue Dart team drives marketplace leadership through its unique aviation system, cutting edge technology, innovation and value-added services to deliver unmatched standards of service quality to its customers.

For further information contact :
marketing@bluedart.com
Dated : December 04, 2002