The express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group carried 42,640 chicks from Spain on a Boeing 737-800BCF charter flight.
The chicks were being moved for a local agricultural programme and the 533 boxes of cargo weighed over 2.2 tonnes.
Steven Frederix, live animal transportation manager for fellow Volga-Dnepr company, AirBridgeCargo Airlines says the flight follows Atran receiving European AVI certification and a Type 2 Transport certificate allow it to deliver live animals to, from and across Europe.
He says: “The delicate animals were handled and transported in accordance with IATA LAR (Live Animals Regulations) and European Council 01/2005 regulations maintaining a 24-26 C in-flight ambient environment at all times in order to ensure animals’ welfare’.”