SpiceJet plane with Covid-19 medical supplies from Shanghai reaches Kolkata

A SpiceJet freighter carrying around 10 tons of Covid-19 related medical supplies, primarily mask-making equipment, arrived in Kolkata from Shanghai on Saturday night.

In a release dated April 15, SpiceJet had said that it was operating its first-ever B737 cargo freighter flight to China to carry Covid-19 related essential medical supplies from Shanghai to Hyderabad.

In the release, Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet, said: “From today, SpiceJet freighters have begun ferrying crucial medical supplies from China. In addition to Shanghai, we are also operating freighters to Singapore and Sri Lanka today.”