GEODIS sets up an air bridge between Asia and Europe

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The company has been commissioned by the French Government to organize the emergency supply of millions of masks from China to France.

Over the coming weeks, two Antonov 124 aircraft will make 16 planned flights, which translate to an approx. capacity of 2.4k m3 per week. The planes are specially designed for the transport of cargo in large quantities. If necessary, the schedule could be extended into the month of May.

According to the French Minister of Solidarity and Health, the air bridge is part of a bigger plan, set to deliver 1bn masks to France over the next 14 days.

The first flight from Shenzhen Airport in China, containing 8.5m masks, landed in France earlier this week at the Paris-Vatry airport. A second flight is scheduled to arrive later this week, carrying 13m additional masks.