Poonawalla Family flies to Teterboro as vaccine summit opens in New York

Poonawalla Family flew from Van Nuys to Teterboro on June 4, landing their Bombardier Global 6500 (VT-CCA) in New Jersey after a four-hour, 43-minute transcontinental hop. The family had crossed the country from the same New York-area airport just 24 hours earlier, suggesting a brief West Coast stopover before returning to the tristate region.

The trip lands the family in the New York metro area the same week the 2026 Vaccine Innovation Forum opens at the Javits Center, per the event’s official schedule published in May. The three-day summit, co-hosted by Gavi and the World Health Organization, features Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla as a keynote speaker on pandemic preparedness and global vaccine equity — a subject that aligns directly with the family’s business as the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by doses.

The pattern fits the family’s known travel habits: the Poonawalla family maintains a residence in the New York area and frequently shuttles between Pune, London, and the U.S. for industry conferences and investor meetings. Their Global 6500, with a range exceeding 11,000 km, is well-suited for the nonstop Pune–New York leg they often fly, though this week’s itinerary included a brief detour to the West Coast before circling back to Teterboro.