Blankets, tents, shelter kits, flashlights, water distribution ramps, trauma & emergency kits are being transported to Turkey on Emirates.
In the wake of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, Emirates is establishing an airbridge with the International Humanitarian City (IHC), to move pressing reduction provides, medical objects and gear to help on-ground help efforts and search and rescue actions in each nations. The first shipments are attributable to exit in the present day on EK 121 and EK 117, consisting of excessive thermal blankets and household tents from UNHCR, adopted by World Health Organization (WHO) and World Food Program (WFP) reduction cargo of medical kits and shelter objects, coordinated by the IHC in Dubai.
Emirates SkyCargo plans to dedicate cargo area for round 100 tons of humanitarian reduction items over the course of the subsequent two weeks throughout its every day flight operations to Istanbul. The crucial emergency provides carried on Emirates will then be delivered by native organizations to affected areas in southern Turkey and northern Syria, supporting on-ground responders and offering a lot wanted help to the tons of of 1000’s of individuals impacted by the earthquakes.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ Chairman and Chief Executive, stated:
“We stand with the Turkish and Syrian people.”
“[We] are working with experts like the International Humanitarian City to help provide urgent relief to those affected and displaced by the earthquakes, as well as support the complex recovery efforts on the ground. Emirates has extensive experience in supporting humanitarian relief efforts, and through its three daily flights to Istanbul will offer regular and consistent widebody capacity for relief items and medical supplies. Emirates also supports the UAE’s ongoing humanitarian efforts to support Turkey and Syria, and Dubai’s unique position as the world’s largest international aid logistics hub means that we can efficiently reach disaster-stricken areas and the most vulnerable people as quickly as possible.”
His Excellency Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Supervision of IHC:
“The IHC remains committed to providing the people affected by the earthquakes with the humanitarian support and resources they need.”
“We are taking urgent action by facilitating airlifts of vital medical supplies, shelter items and other relief goods from the UNHCR, World Health Organization (WHO) and World Food Program (WFP) to address the pressing demand for aid in the affected regions.”
The freight division of Emirates has a long-standing partnership with the IHC, enabling the airline to nimbly and rapidly lead on quite a few reduction missions, deploying humanitarian provides to communities around the globe impacted by pure disasters, medical emergencies, international outbreaks and different crises.
In 2020, the airline facilitated reduction efforts to Lebanon within the aftermath of the Port of Beirut blasts. In 2021, Emirates arrange a humanitarian airbridge between Dubai and India to move pressing medical and reduction objects to help the nation in containing the COVID-19 outbreak. Last 12 months, the airline provided cargo capability to organizations working with the IHC to move crucial gear and provides immediately to 5 cities in Pakistan devastated by flooding.
Over the years, Emirates has additionally supported humanitarian flights in partnership with the Airbus Foundation, and since 2013, Emirates A380 ferry flights have transported over 120 tons of meals and important emergency gear to these in want.
