Vistara offers: Vistara has offered to fly doctors and nurses representing the government organisations, free of cost, across its domestic network amid a spike in Covid-19 cases.
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In a letter to Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Vistara said “…we want to help government organisations/hospitals in immediate need of air logistics. We welcome requests from accredited organisations representing the Government of India and state governments/union territories. We will evaluate these to extend as much support as possible, based on the availability of cargo space,” Vistara said.
The frontline workers will be able to fly anywhere within the airline’s domestic network and can fly back once their service is complete. The number of doctors and nurses on each flight will be decided on a first-come-first-served basis depending on how many open seats remain.
Wish to commend generous offer by @airvistara to Govt Organisations and Hospitals in immediate need of air logistics. They’ve also offered to fly Doctors & Nurses representing Govt organisations, free of cost, across the domestic network. Let’s fight the pandemic together! pic.twitter.com/Vok9LFmrGR
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) April 25, 2021
Offering to fly “doctors and nurses representing government organisations” free of cost on its domestic network, Vistara told the ministry it will accommodate them on a first-come- first-serve basis.
we want to help government organisations/hospitals in immediate need of air logistics. We welcome requests from accredited organisations representing the Government of India and state governments/union territories. We will evaluate these to extend as much support as possible, based on the availability of cargo space,” Vistara said.
It noted that the handling of ground transport to and from the airport would need to be managed by the requesting organisation, and the airlines will not be able to honour ad-hoc requests and packages at the airport for logistical and security reasons.
“We are also happy to fly doctors and nurses representing government organisations, free of cost, across our domestic network, and also fly them back on the conclusion of their service. The personnel who avail this service will have to mandatorily follow all the travel related SOPs and present relevant identification and documentation,” it added.
Meaan-while, Currently, the Indian Air Force has been deployed to transport oxygen across the country and fly it in from other countries too. However, any additional capacity will only help to ease the crushing burden the healthcare system has found itself under.
