the airínea Avianca, taking advantage of the crisis generated around the coronavirus, realizedó its first cargo flight in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
In the middle of the situationón exceptional situation that the world faces due to the spreadón of the COVID-19, Avianca Cargo provides its cargo transportation services uninterruptedly, to contribute to the food supply, teams sédicos, toiletries and medicines, now with the support of planes and crewónumber of passengers.
In myñanna of the 26 of March, I saw oneón Boeing 787-8, which was dedicated to the transportation of passengers, made its first cargo flight, carrying in his belly near 20 tons of essential goods on each journey. with this flight, the operationón of cargo has already been transported 15,000 tons in the midst of the crisis.
The flight took offó to 01:30 Colombia local time, with 4 pilots who are part of Avianca and landedó at John F. International Airport. Kennedy at 07:30 hours. The cargo was transportedó exclusively in the lower part of the planeón dedicated for this purpose.
To operate this flight that is full of cargo, but with all its empty chairsías, It was necessary to take additional measures for the care and protectionón of personnel on board and on the ground. The compañíto establishó protocols to minimize contact fíphysical, supplyó cleaning kits and protective elementsón al personal, he gave himselfó gel antibacterial, gloves and termódigital meters to the crewón and the staff at the window who have contact and exposureón with the público, deliveredó alcohol and towels for cleaning keyboards and accessories in dispatch offices, and performó additional disinfection workón a bañoffices and cargo terminals.
“Lograr esta operationóIt has been a great challengeíaesthetic for Avianca. Taking as priority the safety of our staff and the operation.óWe have adapted to the regulations of the different countriesíses to continue providing our cargo services uninterruptedly. With this first flight on avión passengers we managed to transport about 20 tons of essential goods on each journey” I sayó Kurt Schosinsky, General Director of Avianca Cargo.
Avianca Cargo currently has six A330-200F freighters, más five company planesñíto affiliated AeroUnión, three A300-600 and two B767-200. La flota de esta operationón serves the international market covering Dallas, The Ádrooling, Chicago, New York, Miami, Madrid, Brussels and the main cities of Latin Americaérica.
Only between 16 al 22 of March, Avianca Cargo mobileó más de 6 million kilograms of cargo. of this volume, 600 tons were foodstuffs such as fish, fruits and vegetables and others 250 tons of medicines, teams sétoiletries and toiletries. These volúmenes were achieved thanks to the operationón of 138 cargo flights, of which 3 were flight service chárter, complemented by the capacity of the bellies 720 passenger flights, before the restriction beganón day of surgeryón.
