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For the air cargo industry, the challenge of the century will be to get them vaccinated against coronavirus in all parts of the world. That’s what i was talking about Glyn Hughes, Head of Cargo Affairs for the International Air Transport Association (IATA), at an online conference, reports Busines Traveler.
The news was received by several Hungarian transport magazines. AIRportal.hu calculated that
calculated at a per capita vaccine, a total of 8,000 Boeing 747 freighters would be needed for the 7.8 billion people in the world.
This number is based on everyone getting the vaccine once, but there may be a vaccine that needs to be repeated.
Since there are not that many Jumbo Jets available, it is also possible that passenger jets are involved in the operation. The decrease in international passenger traffic due to the border blockade would allow this in principle, but the big question is whether they can solve the problem of adequate cabin cooling. HE In addition to the huge quantities, it is also a particular challenge to ensure the proper and controlled temperature at all points in the supply chain. IATA has drawn the attention of governments to the need for careful planning. Otherwise, it could be that the developed vaccines get the green light to no avail, transportation becomes a bottleneck.
the Home online calculate that
The transport of 200 thousand pallets must be resolved, for which 15,000 cargo flights will be required.
A study presented to its editorial team draws attention to the fact that, in a significant part of Africa and South-East Asia, other modes of transport are out of the question, as it is difficult to cross borders in normal situations.
They assume it’s the Hungarian government’s decision about buying an Airbus A330-200F freight transport It may also be related to the second wave of the epidemic: so that after the transport of protective equipment has decreased, the large loading machine it could be useful also in bringing the already consolidated quantity of vaccine to Hungary.
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