Covid-Cargo to the rescue
Ground handlers
essential workers
Cargo flights have been the
lifeline of both the airport and
consumers since April. As
passenger travel has hovered
at a terrible low level, cargo
business was stronger.
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The workers, truckers
and pilots of cargo freighters
handled by WFS, dnata, Lufthansa,
AGI, MSN, and Asak
and international carriers
have brought much needed
medical and Covid related
supplies into our JFK and
EWR airports. On any days
in April, May and June, there
were up to a dozen 747’s coming
in and out of the airports.
In addition the Port Authority
was very helpful with keeping
the community updated daily
with it’s Airport Operations
Center DACC’s. Together the
ops end of the airport collaborated
to keep the community
informed and safe.
To add to this, typical passenger
airlines began to use
their aircraft to exclusively
carry similar supplies and
added to the welcomed commerce.
Both freighter and
passenger aircraft carried
masks, ventilators, gowns,
face shields and related supplies
as well as regular tons
of food, and transporting animals.
The assortment of goods
coming into our airports was
only slightly interrupted early
on by the early shutdown of
factories in China. But most
factories are up and running
with current cargo shipments
carrying a lot of ecommerce
(epak) parcels, mail and goods
supplied to truckers for delivery
to all points of the country.
It should be noted that thanks
are given to the hard workers
of the cargo world and their
dedication to keeping the lifeline
of goods to grateful Americans.
Some of the fine WFS workers recognized on Employee Day.
WFS Recognizes our Workers! Thank YOU.
"I want to thank the WFS team efforts during the Covid
crisis, I could not be more proud"
Mike Simpson, EVP Americas
Worldwide Flight Services