Çelebi Aviation has announced that its subsidiary in Turkey, Çelebi Hava Servisi A.Ş., has implemented a system for expediting the processes at truck docks, “Truck Slot Dock Booking”.

Since the start of the pandemic, the cargo business has been running at full speed. To ensure that the high volume of freight can be handled quickly and smoothly, Çelebi Aviation is investing globally in the cargo business, especially in the trending topic digitalisation. In this regard, a new application has been launched in Turkey, which will decrease the waiting time at truck docks.

Quality director of Çelebi Aviation Holding, Bülent Ziyagil, has stated: “We are excited to launch our second cargo-related application “Truck Slot Dock Booking” that will ease and expedite the processes at the dock area. Those innovations are crucial to meet the market expectations as the demand for air freight is increasing day by day since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.”

Before moving to the airport, the vehicles carrying shipments will be registered via this application to reserve their slots at truck docks. A unique QR code will be created and sent to each registered vehicle to be used during the whole process. Codes will be scanned at their arrival at the airport for informing the related responsibilities that the truck has arrived.

Trucks will directly be led to the marshalling area where they are going to wait for their slot. After confirming that the docking spot is available, trucks will be taken to a specified dock, and off-loading will be initiated. All relative records will be taken from the ground handling agency during the arrival upon departure. 

“We are the only ground handling agency offering just in time operation in Turkey. We have already started to benefit from this development, on the other hand we are assuming its positive impact would be increased during 2022.” added by Ziyagil. “This innovation would be another milestone for our sustainability process. As Çelebi Aviation, we have been investing in Sustainability for the last years. By implementing “Truck Slot Dock Booking”, unnecessary time loss at the docks will be eliminated as all trucks will get in their off-loading spots by not waiting any queue. This situation would also decrease carbon emission and fuel consumption.”