IATA “Vaccine may cause serious shortage of transportation capacity” Response requested October 26, 6:26
According to an independent interview with NHK, the head of the logistics division of the IATA = International Air Transport Association, which has about 290 airlines around the world, said that the spread of the new coronavirus has significantly reduced the capacity of freight transportation. , Called for immediate action, such as removing seats on passenger planes so that they can be operated for cargo purposes.
According to the IATA = International Air Transport Association, if one dose of vaccine is provided to all 7.8 billion people in the world, that amount is equivalent to the load capacity of 8,000 Boeing 747 freighters.
However, about half of the world's freight transport utilizes the cargo hold of passenger planes that carry passengers, and the pandemic has caused 60% of passenger planes to stop flying, resulting in a significant drop in freight transport capacity. That is.
Regarding this, Grin Hughes, the head of IATA's logistics division, said that it would take three to four weeks for aircraft maintenance and test flights to re-operate a passenger aircraft that was suspended due to the pandemic. In the current situation where passenger planes cannot be operated immediately, even if the vaccine is completed, there is a risk of a serious shortage of transportation capacity.
On top of that, he said, "Airline companies have begun procedures to remove seats on passenger planes and ask aviation authorities in each country for permission to operate for cargo purposes in order to carry medical supplies such as masks." He pointed out that it is necessary to take immediate action on a case-by-case basis.
On top of that, some new coronavirus vaccines require low-temperature transportation, and airlines in each country cooperated as soon as possible, saying that building a supply chain is "not a problem that one company can solve alone". I called for preparations.