Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Pune airport teams rush human organ to Mumbai for transplant
A very special package was flown from one city to another.
The package was a human organ needed to save someone's life.
The organ was picked up from a hospital in Pune.
It was then put on a plane to Mumbai.
Many people worked together to make sure it got there quickly, including airport workers and security guards.
The plane was arranged just for this important trip.
The organ was kept cold in a special ice box so it would stay safe.
An ice box with three layers of protection was used.
It landed in Mumbai in about half an hour.
A team of doctors was waiting at the hospital to use the organ right away.
A human organ was flown from Pune to Mumbai on Monday for a transplant.
The organ was retrieved at Bharati Hospital in Pune and transported by air.
The recipient was at Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai, where a medical team awaited the transplant.
Jhankar Aviation Pvt Ltd operated the non-scheduled flight using aircraft VT-TIS, which took off at 4 pm and landed around 4:30 pm.
The organ was carried in a specially designed insulated ice box with three layers of protective covering, preserved with a preservative solution, ice gel packs, and sterile ice.
- Who
- Pune and Mumbai airport authorities, an airline, ground staff, security personnel, and medical teams, along with Jhankar Aviation Pvt Ltd
- What
- A human organ was transported from Pune to Mumbai for a transplant
- When
- Monday, with the flight leaving Pune at 4 pm and landing in Mumbai around 4:30 pm
- Where
- From Bharati Hospital in Pune to Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai
- Why
- To deliver the organ in time for a transplant at the recipient hospital
- Origin
- Bharati Hospital, Pune
- Destination
- Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai
- Airline
- Jhankar Aviation Pvt Ltd
- Aircraft
- VT-TIS
- Flight Type
- Non-scheduled flight
- Departure Time
- 4 pm
- Arrival Time
- Around 4:30 pm
- Packaging
- Insulated ice box with three layers of protective covering, preservative solution, ice gel packs, and sterile ice