The flight of the Falcon 50 of the 31st Wing of the Italian Air Force took place this morning, transporting a 35-year-old woman in imminent danger of life from Cagliari to Milan. The Falcon 50, one of the assets always ready every day and at any time for urgent medical transport, took off from Ciampino airport to embark the patient in Cagliari; from the capital of the Sardinia Region, the military transport plane then left for Milan Linate airport where it landed just before 12.30.
The request for an immediate transfer from the “Sirai” Hospital in Carbonia to the “San Mattia” Polyclinic in Pavia was made by the Prefecture of Cagliari to the Top Situations Room of the Air Squad Command, the operations room of the Air Force among other things, the coordination of this kind of activity in favor of the civilian population throughout the national territory.
Through its flight departments, the Air Force provides vehicles and crews ready to take off at any time and able to operate even in marginal weather conditions to ensure the urgent transport not only of people in imminent danger of life, but also of organs and medical teams for transplants. Hundreds of flight hours are carried out each year for this type of intervention by the aircraft of the 31st Wing of Ciampino, the 14th Wing of Pratica di Mare and the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa.