NEW DELHI : Vistara on Wednesday said it has deployed its newly-inducted Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to transport relief material, medical supplies and essential commercial goods during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. "Vistara started operating the cargo flights on Sunday, April 19, between Delhi and Mumbai, and will operate more such flights over the next two weeks, carrying vital supplies and commercial cargo to and from various parts of India, including but not limited to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai," the airline's press release stated.

Each of the cargo flights on the wide-body Dreamliner plane has a capacity of 20 tonnes, ensuring continuous supply and replenishment of medicines, equipment and other necessary goods where

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