Smart move helps save million lives
The role played by Emirates and flydubai in hauling urgent food supplies and medical equipment to different parts of the world during the pandemic is recognised, but few know about how Dubai Airport facilitated these flights.
When the borders closed in late March 2020, the capacity of Dubai Airports was significantly reduced as most passenger aircraft were grounded. “The demand for air cargo increased suddenly because there was a need to move essential items, so what we did was to move some of the cargo that used to be on passenger aircraft to fully dedicated cargo aircraft,” said Faisal Al Mulla, Director — Cargo Business Management at Dubai Airports.
Dubai Airports also moved some cargo freighters from Dubai World Central to Dubai International (to make it easier for businesses to move essential goods. “Thanks to that, we have recovered approximately 80 per cent of our pre-Covid cargo levels.”