By Aditi Shah and Sachin Ravikumar
New Delhi/Bengaluru (Reuters) – Indian carrier Spicejet on Tuesday said it carried a large consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from the western city of Pune to the capital New Delhi, a crucial step towards kickstarting the country’s inoculation drive.
The private carrier will transport bulk vaccine consignments to several cities as state authorities prepare to receive and launch the distribution process.
“Today marks the beginning of a long and decisive phase in India’s fight against the pandemic and SpiceJet is proud to assist in the biggest vaccination drive in the history of mankind,” the airline’s chairman and managing director, said Ajay Singh, said.
(Writing by Rupam Jain, Editing by Himani Sarkar)
