Blue Dart deploys its 757 Boeing freighters with additional new routes

Blue Dart has mobilised its Business Contingency and Continuity Plan (BCCP), including pandemic operating plans, and is implementing preventive actions as appropriate to ensure least disruption in its services to Indian businesses. The company’s QRT – Quick Response Team, is working 24×7 towards mitigating potential impacts while ensuring continuity of the supply chain across the nation. Six 757 Boeing freighters operating day and night across Indian skies have been prioritised to deliver medical equipment & pharmaceuticals amongst other shipments enabling the nation in its fight against the COVID 19 pandemic.
Balfour Manuel, Managing Director, Blue Dart Express, says, “In this critical health crisis, our express logistics services play a critical role, in saving lives – whether it is by sending emergency medical equipment and supplies to healthcare workers; delivering necessity goods to customers; or by finding solutions for companies to continue their operations. To this end, we are working closely with government bodies and institutions. Our QRT is responding exceptionally to the situation and industries we are working with have appreciated the response that Blue Dart has been able to put together at short notice. We are working round the clock to deliver in a time-bound manner so that the fight against the pandemic is supplemented & multiplied. Ensuring the air life-line of the nation our aircrafts are deployed.”

To ensure essential deliveries are not disrupted, Blue Dart also operated two new air routes Guwahati and Pune which are not a part of our normal schedule. We are also flying flights as exigencies demand. Additionally, we are exploring international charter to support critical government requirement.