Portuguese airline Hi Fly's largest asset has once again taken to the skies, flying medical cargo as part of the global COVID-19 airlift, the airline announced on Monday.
As a charter airline, Hi Fly doesn't sell tickets or operate scheduled services. Rather, the airline steps in when the world's travel apparatus is in of assistance, whether it be a repatriation flight following an airline collapse or the transportation of medical supplies during a pandemic.
The only dedicated charter operator of an Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane complete with four engines and two full levels, Hi Fly is able to airlift over 400 people at a time making it invaluable during evacuation or repatriation scenarios.
The airline's past exploits with the A380 include assisting in the repatriation of British citizens when Thomas Cook Airlines collapsed leaving thousands trapped overseas and subbing in for Norwegian Long Haul's Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the New York-London route.
While participating early in the pandemic flying a handful of evacuation flights from China, the A380 was briefly grounded before the outbreaks in Europe and North America for maintenance in Beja, Portugal. The aircraft is now back in action and just completed a four-day trip literally around the world flying medical supplies.
Take a look inside the massive Airbus A380 available for charter by Hi Fly.
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