NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi handled the highest volume of air cargo in the country in the past three months. In June, the airport recorded 1,850 cargo freighter aircraft movement — 1,091 scheduled and 759 non-scheduled — the highest in the country.
Between April and June, over 20 million pieces of essential medical supplies, the largest handled by any airport, was handled at IGIA, an official said. The medical kits contained facemasks (10.3 million), gloves (6.2 million), goggles (4.9 million), body suits (1.9 million), shoe covers (1.4 million) and 250 ventilators, among other things.
A dedicated team operated 24X7 at cargo terminals and set up a 3,800 sq metre facility within a record time of seven days to handle medical supplies, the official added.
