AAI’s Pune Airport transported more than 10 crore doses of vaccines across the country

As India fights the 2 nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic, AAI Airports across the country are contributing by ensuring seamless transport & shipment of vaccines and other essential medical supplies across the length and breadth of the country. AAI’s Pune Airport has been playing its role dedicatedly as the hub for the distribution of Serum Institute’s Covidshield vaccine across India. More than 10 crore doses of Covid Vaccine from 12 th January 2021 till 27 th May 2021, approximately 9052 Pieces (approx. 2,89,465 wgt. in kgs) have been transported through various airlines from Pune Airport to different destinations such as Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore,
Bhopal, Goa, Jaipur, Port Blair, Vijayawada, Bhubaneshwar, Patna, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Leh, Karnal, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Ranchi, Jammu, Cochin, Dehradun, Srinagar and Trivandrum. The entire team at Pune Airport including AAI and all stakeholders are ensuring seamless and smooth dispatch of Covishield vaccine. There is a dedicated team of AAI, AAICLAS, CISF, Serum Institute, Airlines and IAF
which ensures coordination & priority handling of flights carrying vaccines out of Pune Airport.