8,000 jumbo jets needed to transport Covid-19 vaccine globally: IATA
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Shipping a coronavirus vaccine around the world will be the airline industry's biggest ever challenge, requiring the equivalent of 8,000 jumbo jet planes to get a single dose to 7.8 billion people. The International Air Transport Association warned of severe capacity constraints that could hamper efforts to get a vaccine out quickly around the globe. International aviation group is working with airlines to draft an airlift plan.