BLUE DART EXTENDS NETWORK IN WEST

Mumbai, October 30, 2001 : Blue Dart Express Limited has extended its reach in Mumbai by opening its 18th office in the city. The office is located at Borivali at Durga Palace, Carter Road No. 5, Borivali (E) Bombay 400 066, Tel: 8077880/8077889.

Commenting on the opening of the new office, Mr Anil Khanna, Sr. Vice President- West, Blue Dart Express Limited said, "Blue Dart's strength lies in providing reliable operations and process efficiency throughout its network, adding value through time and cost-savings. Our expansion is in line with our network strategy and meeting the needs of our customers."

The new office at Borivali will focus on providing customised solutions to the manufacturing and heavy industries in this belt. It will service areas like Mira Road and Dahisar which have high demands of connectivity. The office located at the Western Express Highway, will be in a position to service many outlying companies in that belt.

Blue Dart has recently been nominated in the Emerging Company Category in the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence. It is India's leading integrated air express and logistics company servicing over 11,940 locations in the domestic market. Blue Dart offers a comprehensive range of services and products for both international and domestic shippers. Blue Dart's continuous commitment towards understanding the needs and concerns of the customer has enabled it to provide unmatched standards of service quality with 99.98 per cent reliability levels in the express industry. Blue Dart has a dominant market share and has expanded the market rapidly, which is reflected in its turnover growth over the last three years. Blue Dart is the largest Global Service Participant of FedEx, the world's largest air express transportation company.

For further information contact :

marketing@bluedart.com
Dated : October 30, 2001