Blue Dart Signs up Three International Contracts

- Quality distribution services extended to 14 International Airlines -

Blue Dart Express Ltd, India's leading express company, today announced signing of interline agreements with DAS Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. With these three new agreements Blue Dart has signed up totalof 14 interline agreements and is the undisputed leader to provide high quality services to the interline market.

Apart from these three interline agreements, Blue Dart Express Ltd., carries interline cargo for eleven international Airlines - Air India, Air France, Air Canada, British Airways, Emirates, Federal Express, Singapore Airlines, Swissair, Cargolux, Alitalia and Asiana Airlines from its five hubs - Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai - to and from gateways for these international airlines.

Blue Dart has pioneered the concept of all Jet cargo networks in India. Blue Dart's Two Boeing 737 Freighters offer a capacity of 16 tons each and a total capacity per night of 84 tons on its routes, enabling the company to provide overnight delivery for shipments ranging from 500 grams upwards to 16 tons in varied shapes and sizes, to 1101 locations in India. This has helped Blue Dart consolidate its market share in the Indian express industry and emerge as a leading domestic player. Blue Dart is the only express company with an ISO 9001 certification.

Blue Dart Express, today offers to the Indian market it's - Two Boeing 737-200 Freighters offering a capacity of 16 tons each, volumes and dimensions that are not available on any domestic airline, necessary ground infrastructure, India's only computerised cargo reservation system, On-line Track and Trace, quick airport transfer services and express-driven efficiencies.

Blue Dart Express Limited is India's leading express company with a 33% domestic market share. Blue Dart today offers a comprehensive range of services and products for both international and domestic shippers. Blue Dart's continuous commitment towards understanding the needs and concerns of the customer have enabled it to provide unmatched standards of service quality with 99.92% reliability levels in the express industry. Over the years, Blue Dart has managed to expand this market rapidly, which is reflected in its turnover growth. Blue Dart is one of the largest Global Service Participants of FedEx the world's largest express transportation company.

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Dated : Mumbai, May 12, 1999