The transport from Alghero to Genoa was carried out with a C130J of the 46ª Pisa Air Brigade with the aid of a special thermal cradle
In the early afternoon, a 12-day-old Nigerian child in serious health was transported with the utmost urgency from Alghero to Genoa, to receive specialist care at the Gaslini Hospital.
The transport was carried out by a C130J of the 46th Air Brigade, which took off from Alghero airport around 16:00 and landed in Genoa after an hour. Here the little one was quickly transported by ambulance, protected by a thermal cradle, to the hospital.
The transport request was received by the Prefecture of Sassari at the Situation Room at the Summit of the Air Squad Command, the operations room of the Air Force which has among its tasks that of authorizing and managing - in coordination with Prefectures, Hospitals and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers - this kind of transport throughout the national territory, including islands.
For this type of missions, which require very fast reaction times, the Air Force maintains assets and crews in a state of operational readiness, available to citizens every single day of the year, 24 hours a day, able to operate in weather conditions. complex, ensuring the urgent transport not only of people in imminent danger of life and medical teams, but also of organs and ambulances.
