Delta Cargo customers with temperature-sensitive shipments can now use the airline’s Pharma 4 program to reach eight additional destinations across the airline’s network, namely Bogota, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Sydney, Sao Paolo, Frankfurt and Seoul.

With this expansion, Delta now has 49 pharma stations around the globe in addition to nine approved facilities across Europe that the airline operates in conjunction with partners.

 

One of four temperature-sensitive shipping options that Delta offers, Pharma 4 is for products that need to be shipped at room temperature, such as prescription drugs and some biotechnology products.

 

In July 2017, Delta became the first US global passenger carrier to receive the International Air Transport Association’s CEIV Pharma logistics certification, which was awarded to the company at headquarters level and additionally at Delta’s largest cargo operation, sited in Atlanta.

 

Meanwhile, Delta’s ground handling partner in Hong Kong, in addition to being CEIV certified, has attained a GDP certification commending the Hong Kong facility.