As the epidemic gets out of control, Sichuan Airlines suspends 6 cargo routes to India, and many countries suspend flights to India
Source: admin Time: 2021-05-25
Since April, the epidemic situation in India has rapidly gotten out of control, with the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases hitting a new high per day.
The worsening epidemic has not only caused neighboring countries to cut off land routes with India, but airlines in many countries have also announced the suspension of all flights to India.
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Many freight forwarding companies have also suspended accepting goods for export to India, and some sellers have bluntly stated: "The goods finally arrived in India, but the consignee died of COVID-19."
The epidemic in India is completely out of control
According to the latest data released by the Indian Ministry of Health, as of 8:00 a.m. local time on April 26, India had 352,991 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, setting a global record for the fifth consecutive day.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to admit that the COVID-19 infection storm has shaken India. However, this wave of epidemic in India is only in its early stages. The Indian government predicts that this wave of epidemic may not reach its peak until mid-May, when India may have as many as 500,000 confirmed cases per day.
Indian hospitals are overcrowded
Today, India's health system has collapsed, and its tragic condition has shocked the international community.
The British newspaper The Guardian commented that "the medical system has collapsed and India has fallen into the new crown hell."
The New York Times specifically reported that the new variant virus is spreading widely in India, hospitals are overcrowded, oxygen supplies are insufficient, and crematoriums across India "are like factories that never close."
Sichuan Airlines suspends cargo operations to India
Affected by the epidemic, on April 26, my country's Sichuan Airlines announced the suspension of its cargo operations to India.
Sichuan Airlines suspends Indian cargo flights
It is reported that Sichuan Airlines Logistics Company, which is affiliated to Sichuan Airlines, stated in a letter sent to agents that the company has suspended cargo flights on six routes including Xi'an-Delhi for 15 days, and the subsequent delivery situation will be subject to notification.
The six cargo routes suspended by Sichuan Airlines are: Xi'an-Delhi (3U8227); Xi'an-Mumbai (3U8385); Chengdu-Chennai (3U8299); Chongqing-Mumbai (3U8779); Chengdu-Bangalore (3U3865); Chongqing-Delhi (3U3781).
On April 27, the Global Times cited relevant data and reported that from April 1 to 25, there were an average of five cargo flights per day from mainland China to India, mainly operated by airlines such as SF Express. After Sichuan Airlines suspended its cargo flights to India, only SF Express and other airlines are left operating cargo flights from China to India.
Indian ports announced closure
In addition to airlines suspending flights to India, ports within India have also been shut down one after another, which has had a serious impact on many foreign trade and freight forwarders.
It is reported that Kandla Port, the nearest container port to New Delhi, announced that due to the impact of the epidemic and to block the spread of the virus, all terminal operators at Kandla Port have unilaterally decided to close terminal operations on weekends starting from April 24, and the resumption time will be notified separately.
The epidemic in India is out of control, and it is not ruled out that more ports will be closed in the future. Earlier, due to the impact of the epidemic, various problems arose in trade with India, such as no one picking up the goods at the port, buyers abandoning the goods, and domestic transportation in India being blocked.
Affected by this, domestic customers and freight forwarders also need to be more cautious. If there are goods shipped to India recently, please handle them with caution and pay attention to market changes and logistics freight rates. It is foreseeable that the suspension of flights will lead to a significant increase in the cost of exporting to India in the near future.
Many countries suspend flights to India
Currently, Indian airlines are urgently transporting oxygen machines back to India from all over the world.
On April 26, a B737 cargo plane of SpiceXpress airlifted 800 oxygen machines from Hong Kong, China for emergency use and distribution across India.
On the other hand, airlines in many countries around the world have announced the suspension of flights to India, just like last December, when many countries around the world suspended flights to and from the UK.
On April 27, Australia announced a complete suspension of flights from India to Australia, retaining only chartered flights for the transfer of Australian nationals in India.
According to incomplete statistics, Canada, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Iran, the Netherlands, Thailand, Russia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, France, Kuwait, New Zealand, Pakistan, Indonesia and other countries have announced restrictions on Indian flights.
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