How airports, airlines are preparing for distribution of Covid-19 vaccine

As India inches closer towards a vaccine, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is finalising an arrangement with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to receive 2.5 acres of land next to Pune airport to be used for transport of vaccine from the facilities of the Serum Institute of India, The Indian Express reported.

A senior government official told the paper that this land transfer had been a long-time demand of the AAI and that the plan is now set in motion. “The airport management is also constantly in discussion with SII to understand the requirements because a significant amount of freight is expected to go out from Pune,” the official told IE.