Telangana minister KT Rama Raohe had run into Amazon India’s head Amit Agarwal during a flight in 2014 and invited him to Hyderabad. "Since then, I would say the love story of Amazon with Hyderabad, actually went from strength to strength," Rao said.
Amazon Air will utilise the cargo capacity of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Quickjet Cargo Airlines to exclusively transport packages for Amazon across four major Indian cities, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai. India is the third market, after the United States and Europe, where the company has launched Amazon Air.
Amazon Air will speed up deliveries and also support over 1.1 million sellers in India, the company said. The two aircraft will transport shipments to Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai