A Qatar Airways cargo flight bringing medical supplies from China to help in the ongoing fight against Covid-19 landed at Shannon Airport this afternoon.
It is understood the cargo aircraft is carrying ventilators as well as emergency beds to be distributed to hospitals across the country and to boost medical equipment during the Covid-19 crisis.
Qatar Airways, which is one of the biggest air cargo operators in the world, only resumed its cargo operations to China this week where it flies to six cities.
In addition to its belly hold cargo planes, it has also increased capacity by also using reconfigured passenger aircraft to respond to the increased global demand for medical supplies and other commodities in and out of China during the