Home / News / India News / Article /
Pune airport facilitates life-saving organ transportation to Mumbai
Updated On: 10 August, 2026 09:46 PM IST | Pune | Archana Dahiwal
The organ was retrieved from the donor hospital at Bharati Hospital in Pune and was being transported to Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai, where the recipient's medical team was waiting

Pune airport officials said the airport remains committed to providing prompt assistance for life-saving medical movements. Pic/Videograb/Special Arrangemen
Pune airport in Maharashtra on Monday facilitated the safe and timely transportation of a human organ from Pune to Mumbai, with airport authorities, the airline, ground handling agency, security personnel and medical teams working together to complete the critical movement, officials said.
A non-scheduled flight operated by Jhankar Aviation Pvt Ltd, using aircraft VT-TIS, was arranged to transport the organ. The flight was scheduled to leave Pune at 4 pm and reach Mumbai at around 4.30 pm.


