Emirates sets standards with SkyPharma facility

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Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo has opened a purpose-built facility to handle temperature sensitive pharmaceutical shipments at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
The Emirates SkyPharma facility, part of the new 11,000 square metre extension of Emirates SkyCentral terminal, offers 4,000 square metres of space dedicated to pharmaceutical cargo. It also features temperature controlled zones (2-8 degree celsius and 15-25 degree celsius), 88 temperature controlled individual positions in the automated ULD (aircraft pallet) handling system and five temperature-controlled acceptance and delivery truck docks.

The airline also complies with EU Good Distribution Practice guidelines (GDP) for medicinal products for human use. That certification says the carrier adheres to strict guidelines on the transport and handling of pharmaceutical products. it covers all handling activities for pharmaceutical products at Emirates’ hub in Dubai.

The carrier is the first cargo airline in the world to obtain GDP certification for its hub operations covering two airports and the 24/7 bonded trucking service that connects cargo between them. The carrier also operates the largest GDP certified area in the world offering a total area of 8,600 square metres of combined handling space dedicated for pharmaceutical products at Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central.