Apple has increased the number of flights carrying consignments of iPhones from India to the US following Donald Trump’s tariff blitz, as the tech giant grapples with one of the biggest threats to its business in years.
In the days since Trump’s “liberation day” announcement, at least 10 flights have taken off from Chennai International Airport, according to three Indian officials with knowledge of the matter.
Apple is relying on deepening its relationship with India to help it counter the immediate impact of the US President’s aggressive China tariffs, after it failed to get a last-minute exemption from Washington’s 104 per cent levy on the country that came into effect on Wednesday.