SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has launched a new service to transport high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled pharmaceutical shipments with 'speed and reliability'
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has launched a new service to transport high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled pharmaceutical shipments with 'speed and reliability'. Branded THRUCOOL, the service offers dedicated cold chain services to safeguard the integrity of healthcare shipments during air transportation. These include priority uplift handling, quick ramp transfers at airports, cold room facilities, as well thermal blankets covers for crucial insulation from external factors. Customers can also opt to track the location of their containers during shipping.
To further preserve product integrity in cold chain handling both on ground and air, SIA has partnered with terminal operators SATS, Cargologic and Qantas Freight to launch a 'quality corridor' along the Zurich-Singapore-Sydney route as an initial offering, which complies with IATA's CEIV Pharma Certification programme.
SIA senior vice president cargo Chin Yau Seng said: 'As the first airline in the Asia-Pacific region to be CEIV Pharma-certified, launch of THRUCOOL reinforces our commitment provide customers dedicated cold chain services when transporting time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments.
'We are acutely aware the life-saving role these shipments play in societies across world and THRUCOOL is assurance that our customers' cargo will receive the best care not only on our flights but also on ground during transit.'
