Loading 60 tonnes of health kits at Belfast International airport as part of the aid provided by the United Kingdom to India to combat the pandemic.
A health measures campaign was rolled out over the entire VINCI Airports network.
In Costa Rica, traffic at Guanacaste airport was close to pre-crisis levels, as demonstrated by footfall in its commercial spaces.
VINCI Airports hosted numerous Covid-19 screening centres.
Covid-19 and continuity of service
— The airports in the VINCI Airports network continued to operate without interruption to perform their public service mission during the health crisis. First of all, they played an important role in delivering vaccines and medical equipment. For instance, Las Américas airport (Dominican Republic), equipped with a new freight terminal as part of the modernisation plan implemented by VINCI Airports, was able to take delivery of almost 17 million vaccine doses over an eight-month period. At Lyon-Saint Exupéry, France’s second-largest air freight hub, collaboration with the many pharmaceutical industry players located in the Rhône-Alpes region led to installation of high-capacity refrigerated storage in the cargo area. This new equipment enhances the airport’s position as a major pharmaceutical freight platform on the European scale. In addition, many airports in the network hosted Covid-19 screening centres, while others, like Grenoble Alpes Isère, hosted vaccination centres.