Aviation fuel operator Gazpromneft-Aero has provided an “uninterrupted refuelling service” to aircraft transporting medical supplies across key Trans-Siberian air transport hubs.
Tolmachevo (Novosibirsk) and Yemelyanovo (Krasnoyarsk) have become the main international airports for technical stopovers required by airlines transporting medical supplies from Asia to Europe and Russia.
According to a company spokesperson, there was a “threefold” increase during March in the volume of Gazpromneft-Aero aviation fuel provided to cargo airlines at both hubs.
Gazpromneft-Aero’s fuelling complex in Novosibirsk has provided ‘wing tip’ refueling services to over 90 flights a week for a number of carriers, including Volga-Dnepr, CAL Cargo Airlines, Cargolux, Lufthansa Cargo, ASL Airlines Belgium and Silk Way West.
Additionally, the company has refuelled AirBridgeCargo aircraft at Krasnoyarsk.
Gazpromneft-Aero has also increased the refueling volume of Volga-Dnepr aircraft overseas by 30% to over 3,000 tons per month amid increasing demand for the transportation of medical goods.
Volga-Dnepr aircraft are refuelled in partnership with direct fuel suppliers at international airports in Hanoi (Vietnam), Delhi (India), Johor Bahru (Malaysia), as well as across seven industrial centres in China.
Vladimir Yegorov, CEO of Gazpromneft-Aero said: “We are ready to provide round-the-clock refuelling services to Russian and international airlines operating long-haul aircraft. We undertake the most stringent measures throughout the refuelling process to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“All employees working at the refuelling facilities undergo medical check-ups and are provided with medical masks, gloves and individual sanitizers. After each refuelling, airfield tankers undergo the required disinfection procedures. Our refuelling facilities fully comply with IATA’s international fuel supply requirements.”
