The transport, from Alghero to Genoa, was carried out during the night to allow a timely intervention to save the fetus
The Air Force concluded an urgent transport tonight in favor of a pregnant woman, aged 34, due to the serious health conditions of the fetus.
The flight was carried out by a 900 Falcon of the 31 ° Stormo of Ciampino, taken off at the request of the Prefecture of Sassari and authorization of the Sala Situazioni di Vertex of the Air Squadron Command in Rome. The Situation Hall of Vertice is in constant contact with the Prefectures throughout the country to arrange missions of various kinds in favor of the community.
The aircraft, which arrived in Alghero to embark the patient, took off around 2 am to reach Genoa in less than an hour of flight. The woman was immediately transported to the “Gaslini” hospital to receive the necessary treatment.
For this type of missions, which require very quick 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 on 24, able to operate in meteorological conditions complex, ensuring the urgent transport not only of people in imminent danger of life and medical teams, as in today's case, but also of organs and ambulances.