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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Antonov Airlines transported medical supplies from Germany to Namibia

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Antonov Airlines transported medical supplies from Germany to Namibia 



Ukrainian headquartered Antonov Airlines managed to safely transport medical supplies at short notice from Germany to Namibia, South Africa on the world’s largest aircraft, the AN-225 “Mriya”, as part of the fight against Covid-19.

The mission was executed under the Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme.The AN-225 which has recently returned to commercial operation, took off from its home base at Kyiv-Antonov, Ukraine and flew to Liepzig-Halle airport, Germany to load the cargo destined for Windhoek, Namibia with one refuelling and rest stop in Accra, Ghana.

AN-225 is said to have the biggest aircraft cargo cabin and is the best option to accommodate the greatest volume of humanitarian cargoes.

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