Delhi airport operates 100 Covid relief flights in one month
New Delhi: The Delhi airport has handled at least 100 Covid relief flights in the past 29 days. The 100th flight on Tuesday brought about 10 metric tonnes of medical aid from Russia, the airport operator said. During this period, the Indira Gandhi International airport successfully handled some of the largest military and commercial aircrafts, which include Antonov-124, C-130 Globemasters and IL-76 among other freighters, it said.
The airport operator, DIAL (Delhi International Airport Ltd) said on Tuesday that during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the airport has so far has handled 100 Covid-19 relief flights in the past 29 days which brought in aid from over 36 countries.
