Carrier creates a pharma corridor between its 400 stations
Turkish Cargo, one of the fastest growing global air cargo brands has expanded the carriage of pharmaceuticals between destinations certified by the global aviation authorities.
The successful brand has created a pharma corridor between its 400 stations by carrying pharmaceuticals in important and certified destinations such as Mumbai, Brussels, Istanbul, Singapore, Dubai, Basel, London, and Amsterdam.
“As Turkish Cargo, we carry out the pharmaceutical transports from Atatürk and Istanbul Airports that have been certified by the global air cargo authorities and hold the IATA CEIV certificate within the cold chain integrity. While maintaining our successful Dual Hub operations, we carry out the land transports between two airports by using active temperature-controlled vehicles that hold all the necessary international certificates to preserve the cold chain integrity,” affirmed Turhan Ozen, Chief Cargo Officer, Turkish Cargo.
Operating in 15 stations that hold the IATA CEIV (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators) certificate, Turkish Cargo also has completed the IATA CEIV Pharma certificate renewal process for Atatürk Airport and has qualified for the same certificate for Istanbul Airport (IST) now as well.
The global air cargo brand, which serves in 14 stations that hold the EU’s Good Distribution Practice certificate, also carries out its pharmaceutical transport operations in 40 stations that hold QEP (Qualified Envirotainer Provider) Certificate and ensures active temperature control between destinations that are thousands of kilometers far from each other.
Maintaining its operations in compliance with the global air cargo standards in 126 countries of the world, Turkish Cargo continues to offer active and passive solutions for medicine consignments through its storage areas within the temperature range of -20/+25° C that meet high quality standards along with temperature-controlled wide body and cargo aircraft.
Covering the world with its wide flight network comprising over 300 stations with 88 of them being direct cargo destinations, Turkish Cargo said that the carrier continues to be a preferred brand in air cargo transportation sector by ensuring a sustainable growth with its infrastructure, operational capabilities, fleet, and specialist teams.
