Airlines work out transport logistics with vaccine firms

With the covid-19 vaccination drive expected to start next week, Indian airlines, among the worst-stricken by the pandemic, are gearing up to deliver millions of doses of the shots aimed at ending the pandemic.

A civil aviation ministry official said both Air India and private airlines are coordinating the logistics with the vaccine producers. Airlines will use their cargo facilities to distribute the vaccines, he said on condition of anonymity.

An Air India official said the airline is fully prepared to transport the vaccines although as of Thursday night, there was no word on when it will start.