SpiceJet, the nation’s favorite airline, at present introduced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Belgium’s Brussels Airport for offering seamless transportation of Covid-19 vaccine.
As strategic companions, each SpiceJet and Brussels Airport Firm NV will collectively work with the Authorities, pharma firms and forwarders to make sure a dependable ecosystem for vaccine supply in a temperature-controlled atmosphere. Moreover, they may even work in direction of growing and strengthening a direct air hyperlink for SpiceJet with Brussels Airport.
As a part of this affiliation, Brussels Airport might be SpiceJet’s first flight level for Europe. The airline’s cargo arm, SpiceXpress, envisions to offer fast and safe transportation of Covid-19 vaccine from and to Europe and past with correct temperature-controlled mechanism underneath the MoU.
Brussels Airport shall present help to SpiceJet close to slots, networking contracts and so forth. to offer environment friendly and speedy resolution for supply. Brussels Airport has a number of years of experience within the transport of temperature-sensitive merchandise and has dealt with a number of flights carrying Covid vaccine just lately.
Ajay Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, SpiceJet stated, “We’re delighted to companion with Brussels Airport in our struggle in opposition to the pandemic. This tie-up will assist SpiceJet to seamlessly transport vaccines not solely from Europe and past to India but in addition assist Indian producers export extraordinarily delicate medication in a protected and managed atmosphere. We’re totally dedicated and ready to move the Covid vaccine and help within the greatest vaccination drive within the historical past of mankind.”
Arnaud Feist, CEO, Brussels Airport Firm stated, “As Europe’s most popular airport for the transport of temperature-sensitive merchandise, Brussels Airport, licensed IATA CEIV Pharma, has greater than 30,000m of temperature-controlled areas. As from at present, now we have already shipped greater than 10 million doses of vaccine from our Brucargo platform to locations around the globe. On this context, we’re very happy to be partnering with SpiceJet and to have the ability to supply our experience for the longer term distribution of vaccines from India inside Europe and past. Collectively, we’ll make our contribution to the answer to this international well being disaster.”
As a part of its continued efforts to take up the duty of transporting Covid-19 vaccine to each a part of the nation in addition to outdoors India, SpiceJet has partnered with GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo, Om Logistics Ltd., Snowman Logistics amongst others.
With a community spanning 54 home and 45 worldwide locations and a fleet of 17 cargo planes, SpiceXpress is able to flying over 500 tonnes of cargo per day to each home and a large checklist of worldwide locations. The airline has additionally tied up with international leaders in chilly chain options providing lively and passive packaging with devoted gear to carry out seamless chilly chain operations.
SpiceXpress has the aptitude to move extraordinarily delicate medication, vaccines blood samples and medicines in managed temperatures starting from -40°c to +25°c. Moreover, the airline additionally affords different advantages equivalent to a community of warehouses outfitted with deep freezers to allow change of cool packs and floor automobiles and containers to assist transport delicate cargo.
Ever for the reason that lockdown started, SpiceJet and its cargo arm, SpiceXpress, has performed a essential function and labored relentlessly to make sure that the nation’s provide chain remained intact. The airline has helped within the transportation of significant items and medical provides to all corners of India and the world. SpiceJet has operated greater than 12,600 cargo flights for the reason that lockdown started and carried round 1,02,000 tonnes of cargo. SpiceXpress has the aptitude of offering door-to-door deliveries to over 12,600 pin codes throughout India.
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