Image Source : PTI GoAir begins vaccine supply; Operates flight to Chennai from Pune containing 70,800 vials
Budget provider GoAir has operated a flight to Chennai from Pune, containing 70,800 vials of COVID-19 vaccines because the much-awaited roll out of the vaccine commenced on Tuesday. The flight took off for Chennai from Pune early morning on Tuesday, carrying 70,800 vials (7,08,000 doses) of the vaccine, in accordance with GoAir.
“We at GoAir are overwhelmed with the kind of responsibility bestowed upon us to transport the life-saving COVID-19 vaccines. We are grateful that we have got an opportunity to be able to contribute to the vaccine movement and support the noble cause,” GoAir chief Executive Officer, Kaushik Khona mentioned in an announcement.
“In our efforts to alleviate the complexities of the vaccine movement given the scale of the consignments and logistics, we are taking every possible step to support the institutions and our stakeholders to reach the vaccine in all possible corners of the country,” he mentioned.
This duty of vaccine cargo recognises the efforts taken by GoAir in direction of creating its cargo providers for crucial vaccine motion and motivates us to take the lead with the intention to stay the popular selection for the business, Khona added.
Earlier within the day, flights began ferrying vaccines to totally different cities from Pune with the primary consignment of Covishield vaccines in a flight operated by price range provider SpiceJet reaching Delhi from Pune at round 10 am, 4 days forward of the launch of a nationwide drive towards coronavirus.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri mentioned 4 airways will function 9 flights to move 56.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to 13 cities throughout the nation on Tuesday.
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