SpiceJet, GoAir halt Vivo shipments after fire incident in Hong Kong

New Delhi: Vivo has constituted a special task force to probe the cause of the fire accident at the Hong Kong airport even as India’s two major air cargo carriers—SpiceJet and GoAir—decided to halt all shipments from the smartphone brand.

"We noticed that a shipment of goods, some of which were Vivo products, got burned on the parking apron of Hong Kong International Airport on April 11th,” a Vivo spokesperson said. “We have paid high attention and immediately set up a special team to work closely with the local authorities to determine its cause.”

On Sunday, Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier embargoed all shipments of Vivo mobile phones and two of its logistics partners after one consignment containing the Vivo Y20 model caught fire at the Hong Kong airport on April 11, raising concerns on the safety of the product.


SpiceJet and GoAir, on Wednesday, followed suit.

“With immediate effect, acceptance of mobile and accessories shipment from company manufacturing Vivo has been restricted till further notice on all SG flights,” Sanjiv Gupta, chief executive of SpiceJet’s cargo division said in an April 13 circular. “If any undeclared or misdeclared mobile shipment/accessories found during screening, tendering dangerous goods, the agent will be blacklisted.”

ET has seen a copy of the circular.

“We are keeping Vivo shipments on hold until we have clarity on the matter,” a GoAir spokesperson told The Economic Times.