India Post has started “Logistics
Post Air Service in Association with Air India on identified sectors amontst 15
linking airports, Agartala, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Imphal, Guwahati, Patna, Lucknow &
Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). The main features of this service include.
(i) First Category: Airport. Customer
to deposit the consignment at the postal facility available at the airport
premises at Logistics Post Air Booking Centre, Palam TMO, New Delhi – 110037
and the delivery will be effected to the customer at the post office facility
at the destination airport.
(ii) Second Category: City
to City (on payment of additional charges). On payment of City to City
charges, the consignment will be booked at Logistics Post Air Booking Centre,
RMS Bhawan, Delhi - 110006 and the delivery will be effected at the Logistics
Post Delivery Centres in the Destination city. (Minimum additional charges Rs
50 per consignment @ Rs. 1/-kg).
(iii) Third Category: Door to Door (on payment of additional
charges). Pick up from the premises or
delivery at the permises of the consignment (Minimum additional charges Rs. 100
per consignment @ Rs. 2/-per kg).
Charges shall be as per volumetric
weight rates to be followed in accordance with IATA standards (6000 cubic cm =
1 kg for the purpose). There will be four types of rates for Logistics Post Air
Service viz.
(i) Standard
rate - For
consignment upto 49 kgs.
(ii) Bulk
Rate (BA) - for 50 kgs to 99 kgs.
(iii) Bulk
Rate (BB) - For 100 kgs to 249 kgs.
(iv) Bulk
Rate (BC) - For 250 kgs & above
Source : PIB
Source : PIB
