SpiceJet airlifts 700 oxygen concentrators from Guangzhou, China

May 3, 2021: SpiceXpress, the air cargo arm of SpiceJet, today airlifted 700 oxygen concentrators from Guangzhou to New Delhi.

The airline has airlifted more than 4400 oxygen concentrators from the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore and China in the last two weeks.

SpiceXpress used its B737 freighter aircraft to airlift the concentrators from Guangzhou. The aircraft landed in Delhi at 10 am today.

SpiceXpress had on April 24 airlifted 800 oxygen concentrators followed by another consignment of 1000 oxygen concentrators on April 28 from Hong Kong to Delhi. These oxygen concentrators had been ordered by SpiceHealth for emergency use and distribution across India.

With a network spanning 63 domestic and 50 international destinations and a fleet of 19 cargo planes, SpiceXpress is capable of flying over 600 tonnes of cargo daily to domestic and international destinations.

SpiceJet has transported more than 1.5 lakh tonnes of cargo since March 25, 2020. The airline has transported a record 88,802 kg of Covid vaccine shipment with a total dosage of 34 million Covid vaccines between January 12 and April 12, 2021.

SpiceXpress airlifted 700 oxygen concentrators from Canton, China this morning.
We continue our daily battle against COVID-19 in India by bringing in oxygen concentrators from across the globe. We hope the oxygen concentrators will ease the shortage of oxygen in the country. pic.twitter.com/RyoVloXEXy

— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) May 3, 2021