KLM ’s first passenger carrier wave departed , carrying load not only in its belly , but also on the passenger seats and in the baggage BIN of the aircraft cabin . KLM operated a B777 - 300 flight of stairs from Shanghai to Amsterdam , for the first clock time introduce the raw payload - gestate construct . The load consisted mainly of pressing aesculapian supply , including one C of thousands of facemasks and protective gowns to be used in combat coronavirus . The new cargo - conduct construct make additional blank space usable to ship personal protective equipment ( PPE ) such as this .
Around 500 packages of equipment can be carried in the cabin on each flying . If the trial prove successful , Beijing and Hong Kong will connect Shanghai on the inclination of name and address for this Modern table service . KLM will be deploying three Boeing 777s to manoeuvre Cargo - in - Cabin flights . The B747 - 400 combi flights currently re - enter overhaul on these routes will soon be reconfigured to be similarly deployed . The packages will be bound to the rider seats and stow in the baggage bins .
consignment - in - Cabin in practiceKLM ’s new , albeit temporary cargo carrying concept was developed by a multidisciplinary team within a three - week timeframe . Executive Vice President Air France - KLM Cargo Adriaan lair Heijer : “ Developing and implementing this concept is a particularly complex necessary . refuge plays a pivotal role . Each and every parcel must be stick to firmly to the behind to ensure it remains in place throughout the trajectory . But practical matters have to be taken into account too , such as swiftly and safely loading the cabin cargo without damaging the interior . This cognitive operation is especially labour intensive ; current expectations are that this will take at least four minute . ” To assure that everything go off smoothly , all such flights will be accompanied by a Cargo - in - Cabin coordinator from KLM Cargo to maintain onsite loading supervision and supervise compliance with the newfangled procedures .
Air France Cargo successfully started transport cargo in the cabin of passenger aircraft two weeks ago . A number of such flight have since been operated to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle .
sum up space“Cargo - in - Cabin importantly increase capacity . What we can now accommodate in the cabin equalize to around six big pallet in the belly or 40 % of the full cargo capacity , ” explain Den Heijer , adding : “ We can use the add blank to our advantage , carrying more pressing aesculapian supplying . Cargo - in - Cabin caters perfectly to the turn demand for such equipment . ”
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