AAI, Goa Airport geared up for uninterrupted delivery of Covid-19 essentials

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AAI, Goa Airport geared up for uninterrupted delivery of Covid-19 essentials



Airports Authority of India, Goa International Airport and its frontline corona warriors are geared up to combat Covid-19 by facilitating the seamless delivery of medical essentials, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday.

During the first phase of the pandemic, Goa International Airport catered to eight LifeLine Udan flights intended to transport essential medical cargo to remote parts of the country amid the nationwide lockdown with a total inbound cargo of 2.15MT and outbound cargo of 3.96 MT.

According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Goa Airport also handled three lots of Covid-19 vaccine for the state of Goa and one lot for the neighbouring state Karnataka in the months of January and February 2021.

"The race is not stopped and Goa International Airport has further strengthened its mission to tackle the unprecedented situation created by covid-19 by the seamless supply of medical essentials i.e., Covid vaccines, Fabiflu medicines, covid-19 testing kits and other essentials," it said.

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news