IndiGo flies plasma from Bengaluru to Srinagar; becomes world’s 2nd airline to fly plasma

Indigo has transported two bags of convalescent plasma from Bengaluru to Srinagar, via Delhi for a COVID-19 patient. The plasma sustained a transit period of over eight hours and was delivered successfully at the government hospital in Srinagar, the airline informs. The plasma was first flown from Bengaluru to Delhi on 6E 363 followed by the connecting flight from Delhi to Srinagar 6E 2486..
The airline confirms that it is the second airline in the world to have transported plasma successfully on-board cargo. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “The creation of the first air corridor in India to transport blood plasma can have a huge positive impact on the treatment of COVID-19 patients through plasma therapy”.