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Virgin Atlantic, Delta open pharma facility at London Heathrow
JOINT venture partners Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened a new Pharma Zone at their joint facility, Cargo Point, at London Heathrowairport.
The move comes as both airlines' volumes of temperature-controlled healthcare and life science products have been rising.
The pharma zone is a fully segregated area dedicated to handling and storing pharmaceutical shipments within a strictly regulated temperature environment with dedicated active container storage.
Manager Darren Sherlock of products & partnerships at Virgin Atlantic Cargo, said in a joint company statement: "The opening of the pharma zone is the latest enhancement to the pharma products of both airlines.
"This has also recently seen Delta Cargo become the first US global passenger carrier to gain IATA's CEIV Pharma Logistics certification corporately and at its Atlanta operational hub, while Virgin Atlantic Cargo is on track to achieve Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) certification in the UK by the end of the year to confirm our GDP compliance.
"This reflects our joint commitment to delivering the correct level of service required for temperature-controlled pharma products at both origin and destination points across our networks," said Mr Sherlock.
"This dedicated pharma facility at London Heathrow is an important addition to our global pharma network," said Delta Cargo vice president Shawn Cole. "Over the next year we aim to add our other key hubs to the network, starting with New York-JFK and Los Angeles."
Incorporated into the new pharma facility are two walk-in pods capable of maintaining 2-8 degrees Celsius and 15-25 degrees Celsius temperature ranges for loose pharma shipments. High above the floor of the pharma zone for added security is a temperature-controlled storage system for 24 pallets, split into six separate chambers.
Other special features include a cargo door dedicated to pharma shipments to speed their flow through the warehouse and reduce the time products spend outside of a temperature controlled environment, and 10 charging points for Active cargo containers. Good distribution practice (GDP) training has also been delivered to the team of specialists working in the pharma zone.
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo now offer 24 per cent of the total cargo capacity between the UK and the United States, the world's biggest trade lane for pharmaceutical products.
The move comes as both airlines' volumes of temperature-controlled healthcare and life science products have been rising.
The pharma zone is a fully segregated area dedicated to handling and storing pharmaceutical shipments within a strictly regulated temperature environment with dedicated active container storage.
Manager Darren Sherlock of products & partnerships at Virgin Atlantic Cargo, said in a joint company statement: "The opening of the pharma zone is the latest enhancement to the pharma products of both airlines.
"This has also recently seen Delta Cargo become the first US global passenger carrier to gain IATA's CEIV Pharma Logistics certification corporately and at its Atlanta operational hub, while Virgin Atlantic Cargo is on track to achieve Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) certification in the UK by the end of the year to confirm our GDP compliance.
"This reflects our joint commitment to delivering the correct level of service required for temperature-controlled pharma products at both origin and destination points across our networks," said Mr Sherlock.
"This dedicated pharma facility at London Heathrow is an important addition to our global pharma network," said Delta Cargo vice president Shawn Cole. "Over the next year we aim to add our other key hubs to the network, starting with New York-JFK and Los Angeles."
Incorporated into the new pharma facility are two walk-in pods capable of maintaining 2-8 degrees Celsius and 15-25 degrees Celsius temperature ranges for loose pharma shipments. High above the floor of the pharma zone for added security is a temperature-controlled storage system for 24 pallets, split into six separate chambers.
Other special features include a cargo door dedicated to pharma shipments to speed their flow through the warehouse and reduce the time products spend outside of a temperature controlled environment, and 10 charging points for Active cargo containers. Good distribution practice (GDP) training has also been delivered to the team of specialists working in the pharma zone.
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo now offer 24 per cent of the total cargo capacity between the UK and the United States, the world's biggest trade lane for pharmaceutical products.
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