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Cathay Pacific Cargo delivers medical supplies to India

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Cathay Pacific Cargo has announced that it has delivered more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian and medical supplies to India. Despite passenger flights being temporarily suspended between the two nations, Cathay Pacific is continuing to operate freighters and cargo-only passenger flights to deliver much needed medical supplies to India.

According to the Hong Kong-based cargo carrier, these shipments include specialised oxygen generators, oxygen concentrators and ventilators and have been delivered recently to Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Last week, British Airways also operated a flight to India with 27 tonnes of emergency medical aid on board.

In a company statement, the General Manager for Commercial Cargo at Cathay Pacific, George Edmunds said the airline has “been supporting efforts to relieve this current crisis in India through the delivery of medical supplies on our freighters and cargo-only passenger flights.”

Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-400F
Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-400F registered B-LIE. Photo by Karam Sodhi | AeroNewsX.

Cathay Pacific Cargo also stated that it operated “24 pairs of cargo-only passenger flights” to India in March. The following month the cargo carrier increased its cargo flight operations to India and operated a total of 29 flights delivering shipments of oxygen, personal protective equipment, and COVID-19 vaccines.

Cathay Pacific Cargo is now “looking to maximise capacity by adding more cargo-carrying flights” and according to Mr Edmunds, the airline is continuing to work with Indian authorities to increase capacity. Cathay Pacific concluded by stating that “it will do [its] best” and will continue to use its dedicated 747 freighter fleet to fly “vital relief shipments to India and it stands ready to do more.”

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