Ironically, the mini-airport Linz Hörsching will become the hub for cargo planes that transport corona tests and other “pandemic goods” from China to Europe. Initially, there was the assumption that the PCR test craze in Austria will continue to be serviced with several large deliveries. But the facts are far more dubious than initially assumed.
At Linz-Hörsching Airport, which is tiny by international standards, the world’s largest cargo planes are currently “taking hold of each other”. After the Antonov 225, a one-off which is considered to be the largest cargo aircraft in the world, several Antonov 124s have been announced. The first should have landed today, Wednesday – but due to ice on the runway, the arrival was postponed for a day.
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On board: “only” 110 tons of corona antigen self-tests. The destination of the goods is Karlsruhe in Germany. 20 trucks from the Dachser haulage company were ready to pick up the pallets. The question arose as to why one should book a flight costing 1.5 million euros and then not fully utilize the cargo capacity of normally 200 to 250 tons. This question can be answered by the volume. One of the Chinese antigen test packs contains mostly air, so it’s about the volume, not the weight. The Antonov 225 transports around 1000 cubic meters of cargo per flight.
The load: rapid antigen tests for use in German schools
The antigen tests are likely to be the product Verino Pro – SARS-CoV-2-Ag quick test act, which is manufactured and shipped by the Chinese company VivaChek. As with all other rapid tests of this type, there is a high probability of undeclared toxic liquids in it (the presumption of innocence applies to all parties involved, such as the authorities who do not investigate this fact). We have researched and reported this extensively in tests by other manufacturers:
The question: Why is Linz Hörsching the best landing place for a delivery to Karlsruhe?
Of course, you don’t have to be a criminalist to wonder why such cargo is handled at a small provincial airport, of all places. The answer could be found in the area of “friendly handling” with regard to customs controls. Of course, this is a mere assumption by the editors, we do not want to accuse anyone of dishonest behavior. There are no reliable indications that point to irregularities – except for the strange transport route. In fact, the answer to this question is extremely exciting from the point of view of the public, who at least pays for the goods and thus also the transport. There are numerous international airports between Karlsruhe and Linz Hörsching, for example Munich, Augsburg and Stuttgart. Saarbrücken and the largest German cargo and traffic airport, Frankfurt, would be in the immediate vicinity. Not to be forgotten: Karlsruhe has its own airport, Baden-Baden. This is suitable for landing the AN225, as it has already brought loads there in the past.
Why do you land 500 km away abroad if you could land on site?
Who can explain why such a flight does not go to Karlsruhe or at least to Frankfurt am Main, where it is only 130 km to Karlsruhe by truck – while the foreign provincial airport Linz is over 500 km away? It is also interesting that the boxes are apparently color-coded despite the supposedly identical content, as can be seen in the above-linked film of the Linz-Hörsching airport. Did customs take a sample from every pallet and carefully examine it, as can be assumed as the norm in a civilized country? We’ll stay tuned and will ask all involved questions, but don’t expect any answers due to “data protection”.
