DGCA Issue Guidelines To Airlines For Carriage of Covid-19 Vaccines

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Friday issued guidelines to all airlines who plan to transport COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice to various parts of the country.

Dry ice transforms into carbon dioxide gas at temperatures higher than -78 degrees Celsius under normal atmospheric pressure and therefore it is classified as ”dangerous goods” by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), it said.

Circular No. 4/1/2020-IR dated 8th January 2021 on “Guidelines for carriage of COVID19 Vaccines packed in Dry Ice by Air” has been uploaded on DGCA website and is available at link https://t.co/BFiuAGBYER

— DGCA (@DGCAIndia) January 8, 2021

”All operators while engaging in the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines packed with dry ice shall establish the maximum quantity of dry ice that can be loaded in a given cargo hold or in the main deck (passenger cabin) when a passenger version is deployed for all-cargo operations,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) noted.

The country is preparing for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines and the second nationwide mock drill on the drive was conducted on January 8.

India’s drugs regulator has approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country.

DGCA Guidelines for Covid-19 Vaccine Transportation by travelobiz on Scribd

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