New Delta-Virgin Heathrow Pharma Zone gets off to a cool start

Delta Cargo VP Shawn Cole (left) and Virgin Atlantic Cargo MD Dominic Kennedy (right)

Delta Cargo and Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s joint-venture pharma facility at Heathrow has reported an “excellent” first month .

Recently appointed vice president of cargo at US carrier Delta Shawn Cole told The Coolstar the facility had been working “exceptionally well” after opening at the start of this month.

And a spokesperson for Virgin said that since opening the Pharma Zone, the carrier had received an additional 350 bookings.

The zone further cements a partnership between the carriers that began several years ago after Delta acquired a 49% ...