RAPID

Guaranteed uplift for express shipments. Air India Rapid offers expedited service for your time-sensitive and priority cargo.

    Faster. Seamless. Reliable.

    FEATURES

    Online Booking

    Online Booking

    Book your express shipments online 24x7
    Quick Confirmation

    Quick Confirmation

    Get timely confirmation for your bookings
    Guaranteed Uplift

    Guaranteed Uplift

    Your shipments fly as planned or get Rapid refund

    WE PROMISE

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    Guaranteed space for your shipments up to 300 kg

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    Swift and seamless handling

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    Faster airport-to-airport services with direct routes

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    Money back in rare case of non-uplift, T&Cs apply

    Rapid Cargo Journey 

    Our end-to-end priority handling ensures swift shipments.

    Shorter Acceptance Time

    Shorter Acceptance Time

    We accept all confirmed shipments up to 6 hours before departure
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    Priority loading

    Priority loading

    Your shipments get priority with preferential onloading
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    Journey tracking

    Journey tracking

    Online tracking of your shipments from origin to destination
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    Expedited retrieval

    Expedited retrieval

    We ensure priority handover of your shipments upon arrival
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    WHY CHOOSE RAPID?

    STANDARD RAPID 
    Available for 

    All products: Pharma, Courier, Fresh, Valuables, Vulnerables, Live Animals, Mail 

    All products except Dangerous Goods and Mail 

    Uplift

    Based on available flight capacity  

    Guaranteed  

    Capacity guarantee  

    Based on available flight capacity 

    Up to 300 kg on widebody aircraft

    Up to 100 kg on narrowbody aircraft

    Money-back guarantee 

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    Rapid fees refunded if shipment is delayed

    (Terms and Conditions apply)

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    Network

    Air India worldwide network

    Direct flights only

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    Real-time booking confirmation

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    24x7

    Booking window

    14 days

    14 days

    Acceptance window

    D-14 hours

    D-6 hours

    Priority retrieval

    Based on local conditions

    Priority over standard cargo, based on local conditions

    No-penalty cancellation

    D-24 hours

    D-20 hours

    Cancellation charges

    10% of net freight rate

    25% of net freight rate

    Product code

    International - AGC

     Domestic- DGC

    AIR

    Special handling code

    IATA SHC

    XPS

    • Available for 

      All products: Pharma, Courier, Fresh, Valuables, Vulnerables, Live Animals, Mail 

    • Uplift

      Based on available flight capacity  

    • Capacity guarantee  

      Based on available flight capacity 

    • Money-back guarantee 

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    • Airport-to-airport service 

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    • Network

      Air India worldwide network

    • Online Booking

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    • Real-time booking confirmation

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    • Booking window

      14 days

    • Acceptance window

      D-14 hours

    • Priority retrieval

      Based on local conditions

    • No-penalty cancellation

      D-24 hours

    • Cancellation charges

      10% of net freight rate

    • Product code

      International - AGC

       Domestic- DGC

    • Special handling code

      IATA SHC

    • Available for 

      All products except Dangerous Goods and Mail 

    • Uplift

      Guaranteed  

    • Capacity guarantee  

      Up to 300 kg on widebody aircraft

      Up to 100 kg on narrowbody aircraft

    • Money-back guarantee 

      Rapid fees refunded if shipment is delayed

      (Terms and Conditions apply)

    • Airport-to-airport service 

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    • Network

      Direct flights only

    • Online Booking

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    • Real-time booking confirmation

      24x7

    • Booking window

      14 days

    • Acceptance window

      D-6 hours

    • Priority retrieval

      Priority over standard cargo, based on local conditions

    • No-penalty cancellation

      D-20 hours

    • Cancellation charges

      25% of net freight rate

    • Product code

      AIR

    • Special handling code

      XPS

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    FAQ


    Rapid service is available for Pharma, Courier, Fresh, Live Animals, and Valuables.

    Air India Rapid includes guaranteed uplift. If your cargo does not fly as planned, you can apply for refund as per terms and conditions.

    The money-back guarantee does not apply in the following cases:

    • Cargo is delivered after the latest acceptance time.
    • Discrepancies exist between specifications in the confirmed booking details and the actual shipment received, including commodity type differences, weight variations over 5%, and other shipment information.
    • Flight is delayed or cancelled due to force majeure reasons such as weather conditions or natural disaster, strike or dispute, riot or war, or other third-party issues.  
    • Flight disruptions beyond the control of Air India Cargo, such as flight diversions or technical malfunctions.  

    You get a guaranteed capacity for up to 300 kg on widebody aircraft and up to 100 kg for narrowbody aircraft with our Rapid service.

    We accept all confirmed shipments up to 6 hours before departure.

    Yes, the product code for booking Rapid shipments is AIR, and is used along with the special handling code of the commodity to be shipped.

    If your shipment is found to be missing, damaged, or showing signs of tampering or manipulation during retrieval, it will be reported to the Cargo-in-Charge at the station. Immediate intervention and investigation into the matter will be initiated to ensure that your grievance is redressed as soon as possible. 

    In case your shipment is off-loaded and delayed due to operational constraints, it will be sent on the next available flight to avoid further delays.

    Yes, you can change the shipping speed from Rapid to Standard but only before the cargo is accepted.

    Air India Rapid is our express shipment service that offers shorter drop-off time, guaranteed capacity with priority loading and retrieval, allowing you to ship your goods faster.

    To avoid penalty, you need to cancel your booking 20 hours before departure of the scheduled flight.

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