Six rhinos were transported on British Airways’ first Airbus A380 flight from Johannesburg to Miami earlier this week by International Airlines Group (IAG) Cargo, as part of a conservation breeding programme.
IAG live animals cargo product manager, Gabriella Tamasi, said: “With these rhinos weighing one metric tonne each, they take up a lot of space, so we need an aircraft that can handle them.
“Importantly, the A380 allows us to control the hold temperature to within one degree of accuracy – which is really important as rhinos give off a lot of body heat and we need to keep the temperature as comfortable as possible for these magnificent creatures.”
