IGI Airport gets 300 tonnes of foreign medical aid on 25 flights over 5 days
NEW DELHI: Emerging as India’s biggest entry point for urgent Covid aid from abroad, Delhi’s IGI Airport has seen 25 relief flights bringing in 300 tonnes of cargo in just five days between April 28 and May 2. The aid has flown in from countries like US, UK, UAE, Thailand, Germany, Qatar and Hong Kong.
“Most of the relief flights were supported by Air Force aircrafts which included IL76, C-130, C-5, C-17. These flights brought in over 5,500 oxygen concentrators; about 3,200 oxygen cylinders, 9.3 lakh masks and 1.4 lakh Remdesivir injections which are required in view of huge surge in Covid-19 cases in the country,” Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) said in a statement.
