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Singapore Air to Prioritize Room for Vaccines, 7 Flights Ready

  • SIA will trial process soon and is in talks with drugmakers
  • Additional aircraft may be deployed to raise space available
Photographer: Xaume Olleros/Bloomberg
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Singapore Airlines will prioritize freight capacity to ship Covid-19 vaccines and will conduct test flights soon to trial the process, the Straits Times reported, citing a company statement and an executive’s comments

Cargo space will be made available to prioritize the vaccine shipments across key trade lanes, the report said. Boeing Co. 747-400 freighters, as well as passenger aircraft, will be deployed to boost capacity where needed, it said.