Etihad Cargo has strengthened its ability to transport Covid-19 vaccines following approval from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to expand dry-ice-carrying capabilities across its Boeing Dreamliner and Boeing 777 fleet.
This enables the UAE national carrier’s main Boeing fleet to carry up to five times more dry ice per flight and provide enhanced frozen and deep-frozen conditions required for various vaccine types, including the Pfizer, Moderna and Sputnik which currently need to be stored between -70°C and -18°C.
Air transportation of dry ice – the solid form of carbon dioxide – is strictly controlled under the applicable dangerous goods regulations as it becomes CO2 gas upon evaporation.
