SYDNEY-based dangerous goods freight company dg Air Freight specialises in handling risky air freight, reports London's Simply Flying.
The company has been packing restricted cargo onto planes for 25 years and was started by Wayne Nicholson.
Mr Nicholson previously worked as an explosive ordnance disposal officer for the Australian Defence Forces.
'We can put explosives onboard an aircraft; we can put viruses onboard; we can put radioactives onboard. You just need to know how to do it,' said Wayne Nicholson's son DG Air Freight managing director Brad Nicholson.
'You would be surprised at how many viruses get flown from one side of the country to the other. We are DHL for dangerous goods,' said Mr Nicholson.
'People don't think this world exists, but it does. The big mining companies need us, the hospitals ... you've got research labs, and government, defence, and all of those industries rely heavily on someone being able to handle this kind of stuff.'
Every year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) updates its regulations and puts out a Dangerous Goods Regulations policy manual.
The manual is a guide for dangerous goods specialist freight companies and details the types of dangerous goods and how to pack, handle and declare them safely.
'If there's anything wrong with the package or the documentation, if there is an 'I' missing or a 't' missing, the package will be rejected, the client gets charged by the airlines, and the consignment gets stopped - you get all sorts of delays happening with the cargo,' said Mr Nicholson.
'Dangerous goods is an area DHL doesn't want, FedEx doesn't want. All those companies say, 'it's just too hard for us.'
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The company has been packing restricted cargo onto planes for 25 years and was started by Wayne Nicholson.
Mr Nicholson previously worked as an explosive ordnance disposal officer for the Australian Defence Forces.
'We can put explosives onboard an aircraft; we can put viruses onboard; we can put radioactives onboard. You just need to know how to do it,' said Wayne Nicholson's son DG Air Freight managing director Brad Nicholson.
'You would be surprised at how many viruses get flown from one side of the country to the other. We are DHL for dangerous goods,' said Mr Nicholson.
'People don't think this world exists, but it does. The big mining companies need us, the hospitals ... you've got research labs, and government, defence, and all of those industries rely heavily on someone being able to handle this kind of stuff.'
Every year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) updates its regulations and puts out a Dangerous Goods Regulations policy manual.
The manual is a guide for dangerous goods specialist freight companies and details the types of dangerous goods and how to pack, handle and declare them safely.
'If there's anything wrong with the package or the documentation, if there is an 'I' missing or a 't' missing, the package will be rejected, the client gets charged by the airlines, and the consignment gets stopped - you get all sorts of delays happening with the cargo,' said Mr Nicholson.
'Dangerous goods is an area DHL doesn't want, FedEx doesn't want. All those companies say, 'it's just too hard for us.'
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