MUMBAI: Indian Airlines companies, SpiceJet and GoAir have decided not to carry any shipment of Vivo after a consignment of smartphones from the Chinese company caught fire at the Tarmac at Hong Kong Airport on April 11.
"With immediate effect, acceptance of mobile and accessories shipments from company manufacturing vivo has been restricted till further notice on all SG flights." GoAir spokesperson said " In addition, the Directorate General of Indian Aviation Regulators (DGCA) will soon decide on issuing any advice regarding the carrying of in vivo cargo by domestic carriers. “We will take the call tomorrow (Thursday),” a senior DGCA official said.
In a statement on this matter, Vivo spokesperson said it noticed that a shipment of goods, some of which were the company's products, got burned on the parking apron of Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday. "We have paid high attention and immediately set up a special team to work closely with the local authorities to determine its cause," the spokesperson added.
Post the incident on April 11, Hong Kong Airlines' cargo arm said it would not carry any shipments of Vivo and its two logistics partners. In an internal circular dated April 13, 2021, Sanjiv Gupta, CEO-Cargo, SpiceJet, said.
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