Air India, Alliance Air ferrying medical supplies: Govt

Centre on Monday said that it has pressed Air India and itssubsidiary Alliance Air into providing cargo services to ferry medical suppliesto different parts of the country.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) iscoordinating with state Governments for supply of medical equipment and relatedessential items needed for protection against and testing of COVID-19.

   

“Based on requirements received from various states onurgent basis, the senior officials of the Ministry coordinate with supplyagencies for providing required material which can be further transported tothe desired destinations,” MoCA said in a statement.

“Air India and Alliance Air flights are being operatedto carry out the necessary supply operations across the country.”

In order to cater to eastern and north eastern parts of thecountry, an Alliance Air flight from Delhi to Kolkata carried shipments forKolkata, Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Agartala on March 29, 2020.

In northern region, IAF flight from Delhi to Chandigarh toLeh carried ICMR VTM kits and other essential cargo.

“The information sharing, answering of queries and thework at ground is going on round the clock for delivering the supplies to thedestinations in a timely manner so the the efforts to fight the COVID-19 aremultiplied and supplemented,a the statement said.

At present, no domestic or international passenger flightoperations is allowed.

However, cargo operations Have been permitted to continue.

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