Pune Airport transports over 10 crore doses of vaccines across the country since Jan 2021
Airports Authority of India's (AAI) Pune Airport has been playing significant role as the hub for the distribution of Serum Institute’s Covidshield vaccine across India
New Delhi: Airports Authority of India's (AAI) Pune Airport has
been playing a significant role as the hub for the distribution of Serum
Institute’s Covidshield vaccine across India. More than 10 crore doses
of Covid Vaccine from 12th January 2021 till 27th 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. India's 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.
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.
The
airport has also been transporting the vaccines internationally. Around
2,16,000 doses (570 kgs) of Covid Vaccine have been transported to
Suriname, Saint Kitts, St. Vincent and Gernadines, Antigua and Barbuda,
St. Lucia from Pune Airport by Chartered flight in February 2021. PVC
Vaccine approx. 161 pieces (3670 kgs) was transported to Kolkata and
Covid 19 Testing Kit were transported from Pune Airport to Delhi.
Apart
from this, Pune Airport is also following all the COVID19 related
guidelines and protocols as per the instructions of Central and State
Governments to ensure a safe journey for passengers. The airport staff
makes continuous requests to all the passengers, stakeholders, visitors,
employees etc. to always follow COVID appropriate behaviour and
maintain staggered timing to minimise crowding. To create awareness
regarding COVID appropriate behaviour, ensuring safety of passengers,
the airport is also displaying instructions through several electronic
and permanent displays at the terminal.
Pune Airport has
organised Covid vaccination camp for employees of AAI and other
stakeholders in collaboration and support from state government, Indian
Air Force, Pune Municipal Corporation and various hospitals in Pune
taking all safety measures into consideration.
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