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LATAM Airlines Group announced that, through its “Solidarity Plane” program, makes free domestic transport of vaccines available COVID-19.
This offer was made to governments where the group has domestic operations (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) the free transport of COVID-19 vaccines on its regular domestic flights, once they are available in each country. As of November, the LATAM Group operated more than 17 thousand domestic flights in said markets offering passenger and cargo connectivity through 91 destinations in South America.
Since last August, a team of more than 20 people from LATAM Cargo have been planning and anticipating the possible transport scenarios, considering the country and destination, airport infrastructure and associated logistics in preparation for the potential movement of vaccines. Currently, LATAM Cargo has 30 reception points for medical supplies around the world, which include Europe, United States and Chile, and four that it hopes to enable in China.
In the specific case of Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador, ratifies its commitment and has made available to the authorities the power to transport the vaccine free of charge nationwide through its network of domestic flights.
LATAM Cargo It is the first airline in the American continent to obtain CEIV Pharma certification. (by IATA) being in South America the only one that has it. Thus, the company validates the high standards it offers for the transport of pharmaceutical products with temperature control.
Solidarity Plane
The free transport of COVID-19 vaccines is the latest initiative of "Solidarity Plane" that has acted as an air bridge between South America and the world during the pandemic. From the 23 last march, the program has transported more than 900 health professionals for free, project that the group extended to 31 of January of 2021. in addition, the program has moved to 400 people with urgent medical care needs and more than 700 organs and tissues within South America.
On the other hand, through LATAM Cargo, Avión Solidario has transported more than 1.000 tons of cargo, mainly medical supplies such as masks, rapid tests for the detection of COVID-19, medicines, among other products, from different parts of the world to the region, benefiting Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The most important milestone in the transfer of medical supplies was that LATAM Cargo made the route to China for the first time, realizing 60 flights from the Asian country to the region.
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