GVK CSMIA (Chatrapati Shivaji Mumbai International Airport) has always been on the forefront of services. Right from the infrastructure to handling 40 million passengers annually, the airport continuously proved how true efforts and top-notch services pay off. Adding another feather to the cap of achievements, GVK CSMIA has been awarded with IATA CEIV Pharma Accreditation, which makes it the first ever airport in India and the third one in Asia to become the first pharmaceuticals’ gateway to India.

The IATA CEIV Pharma certification was introduced to prevent temperature excursions of pharma products during air transport with the key objective of patient safety and reduction of losses attributed to logistical issues and GVK CSMIA had put some unparalleled efforts to achieve this quality milestone after training tough for courses, on-site assessments, and complex validation processes. Acknowledging the importance of this initiative, MIAL has also initiated the certification process in a community approach together with its air cargo supply chain partners.

Apart from being the holder of this prestigious award, GVK MIAL is also a strategic member of ‘Pharma Aero’ and the project lead for ‘Airside Transport Benchmark’. The airport will be soon launching India’s largest Temperature Controlled Solution for the transport of Pharmaceuticals on the Tarmac region.

Aim of GVK CSMIA
The IATA CEIV aims to:
1. Ameliorate the handling of Pharmaceutical cargo by complying with existing national and international regulations.
2. The authorization ensures adequately equipped facilities, safety & security, standardisation and transparency across the air transport supply chain.

In the year 2020, GVK Group handled Mumbai Airport became the world’s largest temperature-
controlled airport facility. The Export Cold Facility can hold over 700 tonnes of such cargo at one time with a combined annual capacity of 5.25 lakh tonnes.On the same day, they announced the launch of an exclusive terminal for processing and storage of agro and pharma products. This facility will be operated by cargo handling service provider and MIAL’s business partner, Cargo Service Centre. Mumbai airport is the largest gateway for movement of pharma and agro products in the country. MIAL also stated that the fully automated infrastructure caters to the rapidly growing demand for pharma and agri goods.

This is not the first time that GVK CSMIA has achieved such a milestone. The airport is famous for practicing sustainable activities in the premises like conserving water via creating dry urinals and planting trees in order to support the cause of Green India. MIAL was also honoured with the prestigious Gold award at the ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2019 for its implementation of outstanding environmental projects. And with this new recognition, GVK MIAL stands out as one of the best companies within the industrial sector in the area of green initiatives and sustainability.

The contributions of GVK Mumbai Airport towards humanity and nature seem endless, and the facility aims to achieve more privileges like these to play an important role in improving the overall lifestyle of the country. It will be exciting to see what GVK has in the bag for upcoming years.