On April 7 alone, 9 flights carried 40 tonnes critical medical goods across India

April 9, 2020:  Nine Lifeline UDAN flights transported 39.3 tonnes of medical supplies across the country on April 7, 2020. 

Update: 2020-04-09 03:39 GMT
On April 7, Air India brought 6.14 tonnes of medical equipment from Hong Kong, China and further, Air India lifted 8.85 tonnes of supplies to Colombo, Srilanka.

April 9, 2020:  Nine Lifeline UDAN flights transported 39.3 tonnes of medical supplies across the country on April 7, 2020. 

Total cargo transported by these flights is around 240 tonnes during Covid-19 lockdown. 161 flights have been operated under Lifeline UDAN till date covering 1,41,080 kilometre. Out of these, 99 flights were operated by Air India and Alliance Air while 54 were operated by Indian Air Force (IAF).

On international route, on April 7, Air India brought 6.14 tonnes of medical equipment from Hong Kong, China and further, Air India lifted 8.85 tonnes of supplies to Colombo, Srilanka.

Details of fights and consignments are uploaded constantly by various agencies and government entities which enables planning to be done effectively by coordinating and collating various details from the portal. Based on any challenges faced by the users, the portal is being updated and modified to suit the requirements and serve the purpose.


Date

Air India

Alliance

IAF

Total flights

07.4.2020

04

02

03

09

Air India and IAF collaborated primarily for J&K, Ladakh, North-East and other island regions.

Domestic Cargo Operators
Blue Dart, Spicejet and Indigo are operating cargo flights on a commercial basis. Spicejet operated 203 cargo flights from 24 March – 7 April 2020 covering 2,77, 080 Kms and carrying 1647.59Tons of cargo. Out of these 55 were international cargo flights. Blue Dart operated 64 domestic cargo flights covering 62,245 Kms and carrying 951.73 Tons of cargo from 25 March – 7 April 2020. Indigo has also operated 8 cargo flights on 3 – 4 April 2020 covering 6103 Kms and carrying 3.14 tons of cargo.

Domestic cargo by Spicejet as on April 7

Date

No. of Flights

Tonnage

Kilometres

07-04-2020

12

96.89

13,634

International cargo by Spicejet as on April 7

Date

No. of Flights

Tonnage

Kilometres

07-04-2020

2

20.57

5,236


 Blue Dart cargo uplift as on April 7

Date

No. of Flights

Tonnage

Kilometres

07-04-2020

6

89.600

7131.30



Tags:    

Similar News