Tyrol Air Ambulance relies on a system developed in Upper Austria with which patients suffering from COVID-19 can be safely flown in the ambulance jet.

The aviation company Tyrol Air Ambulance, which specializes in the implementation of ambulance flights, can now also take over the transport of patients suffering from COVID-19. The company equipped the fleet with a special isolation unit developed by the Upper Austrian manufacturer Air Ambulance Technology.

The isolation system works with negative pressure, which means an advantageous reduction in the germ load and also minimizes the risk of contamination of the environment. In this unit, people of all ages, including babies and toddlers, can be safely transported, according to TAA in a broadcast.

"Now that we are now able to transport infectious patients, we are well prepared for the summer now that the travel restrictions are being withdrawn more and more," said Manfred Helldoppler, Managing Director of Tyrol Air Ambulance. "The need for repatriation of people suffering from COVID-19 will very likely increase with the increasing travel volume".

Tyrol Air Ambulance uses a fleet of seven ambulance jets for medical repatriations and operates a 24-hour operations control center at the Innsbruck airport.