900,000 hospital gowns are to be unloaded from the Antonov AN-225 aircraft, which touched down at Shannon Airport this afternoon.
The aircraft’s cargo represents the largest consignment of personal protective equipment delivered to Ireland during the COVI-19 pandemic.
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Large crowds lined the roads around the Airport today to see the plane land shortly before 2:00.
Earlier, Shannon’s Head of Operations Niall Moloney spoke with Gavin about today’s operation, and the Antonov itself