Indian Air Force Airlifts Oxygen Containers From Bangkok

Cryogenic containers are used to transport liquid oxygen.

Heavy duty transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 Globemaster airlifted cryo-containers from Bangkok on Thursday as part of a coordinated operation of the home ministry to tackle the oxygen scarcity in hospitals across the country during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. #IndiaFightsCoronaAirlift of cryogenic oxygen containers from Bangkok, Singapore & various parts of country was undertaken by C-17 & IL-76 ac.The heavy lift fleet was joined by C-130 & An-32 ac for airlift of medical personnel, ventilators & oxygen concentrators within India pic.twitter.com/KjzEnS7TVF Cryogenic containers are used to transport liquid oxygen. The country is trying to procure as many cryo-containers as possible from across the globe to reduce bottlenecks in the transportation of oxygen to the states.