Volga-Dnepr Group has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan to strengthen Kazan International Airport.
Under the agreement, the Group and its carriers – Volga-Dnepr Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines and ATRAN Airlines – will cooperate with Kazan International Airport that will function as one of the Russian airports for transit and commercial flights of the Group.
The joint efforts of both parties will facilitate and strengthen Kazan airport cargo infrastructure, as well as stimulate the quality enhancement of cargo handling and the creation of a competitive landscape for potential customers and providers of logistics services, including for special types of cargo such as pharmaceutical and e-commerce products.
The parties have also covered the topic of the upcoming conference in Kazan which will be held later this fall concentrating on e-commerce and integrated services and attracting major representatives, key marketplaces, importers, and exporters.
Volga-Dnepr has been implementing the project for the development of a hub in Kazan airport together with Government of the Republic of Tatarstan since 2019. The project facilitates airport expansion and additionally creates favourable conditions for major logistics ecosystem embracing airport, its neighbouring territories, building of distribution centres, strengthening of infrastructure, job placement and incorporation of Kazan into major cargo gateways. For the first six months of 2021, the Group has seen a six-fold increase in its cargo volumes through Kazan YOY.