The Indian cargo carrier, which has leased the two aircraft from European Air Transport, will use the twinjets to increase the number of domestic city pairs on which it flies from 39 to 60. The airline also has five Boeing 737-200Fs and says overall capacity will increase from 166t to 250t per night with the addition of the larger 757s.
Blue Dart Aviation, which is currently the country's only dedicated freight carrier, operates its services on behalf of Blue Dart Express, which is India's largest express courier company and is owned by DHL. The airline has five main hubs - at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai - and some are already connected to Hyderabad. Ahmedabad will also become a hub.
