Amazon Air expands to Northeast India

Mumbai: Amazon on Friday announced the expansion of Amazon Air to Northeast India with new air cargo routes connecting Kolkata and Guwahati, bolstering its logistics infrastructure and connectivity across the region. The addition of dedicated air capacity will better delivery speed and reliability, broadening customers access across the region, the company said in a statement.The service will support deliveries across all seven sister states —Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura through Amazon’s integrated air and surface transportation network. Through the move, Amazon expects to reduce transit times and increase delivery speeds by up to five times.The expansion of Amazon Air to the Northeast reflects our long-term commitment to strengthening connectivity across the country. It also aligns with the Government’s focus on improving logistics infrastructure and unlocking economic opportunity in the region. For customers, this means access to Amazon’s vast selection at 5x better speeds than before, while sellers and entrepreneurs in the Northeast can now reach customers across India faster and more reliably,” said Abhinav Singh, VP – Operations, India and Australia, Amazon.