China’s Sichuan Airlines suspends all cargo flights to India amid worsening Covid situation

China’s state-run Sichuan Airlines on Monday suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days, citing the deteriorating coronavirus situation, PTI reported.

The move is likely to cause major disruption in India’s efforts to procure the much-needed oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies from China. This came days after Beijing offered support and assistance to the country to deal with the latest surge of Covid-19 cases.

In a letter to the sales agents, the Sichuan Chuanhang Logistics, the company which is part of the Sichuan Airlines, said the airline had suspended its cargo flights on six routes, including Xian to Delhi, amid hectic efforts by private traders from both sides to procure oxygen concentrators from China.