In total, the flights brought in over 20 million protective facemasks and 300 000 protective overalls. The flights were performed with Airbus A340 and Boeing 777 aircraft. To make maximum use of the space available, the cargo was carried not only in the hold but also in the passenger cabin.
Markus Binkert, SWISS CFO and member of the Management Board responsible for the cargo division, comments: “On cargo flights operated on behalf of the SWISS Red Cross we brought urgently required medical supplies to Switzerland. We are delighted to be able to support Switzerland and the population in these times”.
SWISS WorldCargo
SWISS WorldCargo is the airfreight division of SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS). Headquartered at Zurich Airport, SWISS WorldCargo offers a comprehensive range of logistics solutions for transporting high-value and care-intensive consignments to some 130 destinations in over 84 countries. The extensive SWISS WorldCargo network of airfreight services is further supplemented by daily truck connections between key business centers. As a reliable and innovative service provider within the Lufthansa Group, SWISS WorldCargo is consistently committed to delivering SWISS quality to its airfreight customers, and makes a substantial contribution to SWISS’s overall profitability.
