Delhi Airport handles 20 million pieces of essential supplies amid COVID-19 lockdown

Delhi International Airport (DIAL) has remained functional during the COVID-19 lockdown and handled more than 20 million pieces of essential medical supplies from April to June 2020. The airport has recorded highest volume of air cargo in India during last three months. In the month of June 2020, Delhi Airport recorded 1850 freighter aircraft movements. This comprises of 1,091 scheduled and 759 non-scheduled freighter movements.

Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO, DIAL said, “During the nationwide lockdown, Delhi Airport relentlessly worked in collaboration with Ministry of Civil Aviation and all its stakeholders for timely and smooth supply of medical equipment and relief material to and from Delhi to various destinations in India. In this challenging time, DIAL has played a very crucial role in fight against COVID-19 by round the clock handling of international and domestic cargo movement. The air cargo terminal at the IGI Airport has been operating 24*7 to support the country in handling and processing essential commodities, especially healthcare and medical supplies. We ensured that essential medical kits reached not only in the big cities, but in far flung destinations of the country.”