Facilitating essential medical supplies amid tough times

Airports Authority of India`s Chennai airport is playing a significant role for the whole southern Indian landscape ensuring that the
essential medical supplies are up while our country is fighting the Covid -19 pandemic. From 12 th January 2021 to till 15 th May 2021, Chennai airport has handled 44.26 MT of inbound vaccine and related cargo domestically. The bulk of the vaccine tonnage received were Covishield vaccine shipments through Pune/Mumbai Airports and Covaxin vaccine shipment through Hyderabad Airport. An exclusive vaccine corridor was established by AAICLAS (AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited) and AAI team for smooth delivery of vaccines to the consignee on arrival. The vaccines then get further connected to nearby states and districts. From 1 st May to 15 th May, 201, Chennai Airport has received Oxygen concentrator shipments to the tune of 9.53 MT. On the international front, Chennai Airport has received 402.39 MT of inbound medical essentials till 15 th May 2021. Most of the consignment can be attributed to oxygen concentrators and medical equipment’s received from destinations viz; Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore, Doha, Kunming, Istanbul, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and France.