Worldwide Flight Services, a member of the SATS Group, has opened its air cargo terminal and cold chain facility at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR) in India.

WFS was awarded the 15-year licence to operate the international cargo terminal and cold chain facility in June 2022 by way of a partnership with Bengaluru airport operator Bengaluru International Airport Limited.

WFS will be responsible for the development, operation, management, and maintenance of the international cargo terminal and is also the exclusive operator of the dedicated cold chain facility at BLR airport.

Plans are underway to double the terminal’s annual throughput to more than 250,000 metric tonnes. WFS and BIAL will expand the capacity of the airport’s cold chain facility to 80,000 and 150,000 metric tonnes per annum over two phases.

BLR now joins the combined SATS and WFS global network, which provides air cargo logistics, ground handling and technical services in over 200 locations across more than 20 countries. SATS Group, which recently acquired WFS, also operates the air cargo terminal in Mumbai.