NEW DELHI: Air India will operate regular cargo flights between India and China from Friday (April 3) to transport “critical medical equipment and supplies”. The airline will establish a “cargo air-bridge” with China for the purpose.
The Air India (AI) Group, parent AI and regional subsidiary Alliance Air, have operated 45 of the 62 cargo “lifeline Udan flights” that ferried 15.4 tonnes of essential medical supplies to fight coronavirus within the country in the five days from March 26 to 30, said the aviation ministry.
Private carriers like IndiGo, SpiceJet and Blue Dart flew some medical cargo flights on a commercial basis.
