Airlines Not Keen on Exporting Frozen Fish on Their Airplanes From Mangalore: This is The Reason

Airlines Not Keen on Exporting Frozen Fish on Their Airplanes From Mangalore: This is The Reason

The state government has repeatedly assured of prioritising fish exports by air cargo, but negative response from carriers has put an to the effort.
Air carriers have not shown positive intent citing that packing is not foolproof and it damages the aircraft and also passenger luggage. Coastal districts such as Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada have abundant resources and there is high demand for frozen fish in Gulf countries. Currently, only frozen fish is shipped from New Mangalore Port Trust.

Minister for fisheries, ports, and inland water transport S Angara said chilled fish export to the Gulf countries will not be done immediately.
In the first phase, we will fly frozen fish from Mangalore to Bengaluru— it may start by December 15. Based on the response, export to the Gulf and other countries in the second phase will be planned.

The same can be done in Mangalore too, as there are foolproof packing options available in the market. The frozen fish export was halted after complaints from airlines that leaked water from container boxes damaging passenger luggage.