IndiGo transfers live heart from Vadodara to Mumbai

The stipulated (ischemic time) limit of 3 hours for the live organ transfer!

On Monday, IndiGo successfully transported a live organ – a donated heart - from Vadodara to Mumbai on flight 6E 6734 on June 7, said an airline official. 

According to the information, The airline also supported the Global Hospitals’ heart transplant team in arranging logistic support to transport the live organ in Vadodara and Mumbai.

 The IndiGo team safely transferred the live heart from the operation theatre (OT) in Vadodara to the Global Hospitals OT in Mumbai in 2hrs 22mins. This was well within the stipulated (ischemic time) limit of 3 hours for the live organ transfer.

The team from Global Hospitals, Parel, operated in a hospital in Vadodara to harvest the heart, which was then transferred to the hospital in Mumbai for a successful transplant, saving a life.

According to the statement given by the Anoop Lawrence, senior general manager (Operations), Global Hospitals said, “We would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to Team IndiGo for their selfless support extended for this critical transport. We would like to thank officials at Mumbai airport and IndiGo for their assistance in coordinating and assisting the transplant team with all possible intercity transfers.”

IndiGo had also successfully helped transport live organs - a pair of lungs from Pune to Hyderabad on May 20. For this special initiative, a green corridor was created in Pune and Hyderabad. The team worked closely with Pune Police, CISF, and AAI team to ensure the safe transfer of the organs.