In response to the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, Emirates and the International Humanitarian City (IHC) are establishing an airlift to carry emergency humanitarian supplies, medical supplies and equipment to support relief efforts on the ground and around the world. Search and rescue operations in both countries. The first shipments are expected to ship today on Flights Annex 121 and Annex 117 and will consist of thermal blankets and family tents from UNHCR, followed by a cargo of World Health Organization (WHO) and World Food Program (WFP) medical kits and humanitarian aid. Shelters coordinated by IHC in Dubai.
Additional shipments of blankets, tents, shelter kits, strobe lights, water distribution ramps and trauma and emergency medical kits will be made on Emirates in the coming days.
Emirates SkyCargo plans to allocate cargo space for approximately 100 tons of humanitarian aid on its daily flights to Istanbul for the next two weeks. Critical emergency supplies carried by Emirates will then be delivered by local organizations to affected areas in southern Turkey and northern Syria, supporting emergency workers on the ground and providing much-needed assistance to hundreds of thousands of people affected by the earthquake.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and CEO of Emirates, said: “We stand with the Turkish and Syrian people and are working with experts from organizations such as the International Humanitarian City to effectively assist people affected by the earthquake and support overall efforts. done directly on site. Emirates has extensive experience in supporting humanitarian assistance and will offer regular and permanent widebody capacity for humanitarian and medical supplies, with three daily flights to Istanbul. Emirates also supports the UAE's ongoing humanitarian efforts in Turkey and Syria.
“IHC is committed to providing people affected by the earthquake with the humanitarian support and resources they need. As part of our activities, we are currently taking the most necessary steps to provide assistance, including airlifting vital medical supplies, shelter and other humanitarian supplies from UNHCR, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Program (WFP). in affected areas,” says His Excellency Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Chairman of the IHC High Oversight Committee.
Emirates' cargo division has a longstanding partnership with IHC, which enables the airline to respond quickly and efficiently to humanitarian missions, including transporting essential supplies and communities to all corners of the world affected by natural disasters, global epidemics and other crisis situations. allows it to.
In 2020, the airline mediated aid to Lebanon after the explosion in the port of Beirut. In 2021, Emirates established a humanitarian airbridge between Dubai and India to transport humanitarian and medical supplies to help combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the company offered cargo capacity to IHC partner organizations to transport essential equipment and supplies to five flood-affected cities in Pakistan.
Over the years, Emirates has also supported humanitarian flights in collaboration with the Airbus Foundation. Since 2013, it has transported more than 380 tons of food and other vital humanitarian supplies with the help of the A120 ferry service.
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