It provided free shipping capacity on all its flights from Dubai to 9 Indian cities
"Emirates Airlines" inaugurates an air bridge to relief India in the face of "Covid-19"
"Emirates Airlines" transported about 100 million doses of the "Covid-19" vaccine to 85 countries.
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Ahmed bin Saeed: “We have a lot of experience in humanitarian relief efforts, and with our 95 weekly flights to nine destinations in India, we offer a large, regular and reliable capacity to transport relief items.”
Nabil Sultan «(Emirates Airlines) has great experience in delivering supplies during emergency conditions».
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"Emirates Airlines" launched a humanitarian air bridge between Dubai and India, to transport urgent medical and relief materials, to support India's efforts in its battle to control the outbreak of the Corona virus in the country.
"Emirates Airlines" stated that it will provide free shipping capacity "as per availability" on all its flights from Dubai to nine cities in India, to help international NGOs deliver relief supplies quickly to where they are most needed.
Emirates SkyCargo, the air cargo arm of Emirates Airlines, has transported, over the past few weeks, medicines and medical equipment on regular and chartered cargo flights to India, at a time when the recent air bridge initiative is to reinforce the support provided by «Aviation. Emirates »to India and the efforts of non-governmental organizations.
The weight of the first shipment within the framework of the Emirates Airlines humanitarian bridge to India was 12 tons of multi-purpose tents, provided by the World Health Organization, in coordination with the International Humanitarian City in Dubai, and transferred to the capital, Delhi.
Close relationships
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Supreme President and CEO of "Emirates Airlines" and the group affirmed that "Emirates Airlines" stood with the Indian people, and made every effort to help India stand on its feet.
His Highness said in a statement: “We have close relations with India since we launched our first trips to India in 1985. .
His Highness added, "We will work in close cooperation with the International Humanitarian City in Dubai, which is the largest relief center in the world, to facilitate and accelerate the movement of urgent medical supplies."
380 shipment
For her part, Director of Logistics Services and Humanitarian Initiatives at the International Humanitarian City, Buran Najm, said that “since the beginning of this year, about 380 humanitarian services shipments have been sent to 83 countries, with a value of $ 44 million (161.62 million dirhams).
She added, in statements on the sidelines of a press conference held to announce the airlift, that “222 shipments out of the total number that were recorded this year from the International Humanitarian City were allocated to“ Covid-19 ”supplies, with a value of 23 million dollars (84.48 million dollars). AED) ».
Great experience
In the same context, Nabil Sultan, Senior Vice President of Shipping Department at Emirates Airlines, said that “(Emirates Airlines) has great experience in delivering supplies during emergency conditions.”
On the sidelines of the conference, he confirmed that Emirates Airlines has managed to transport about 100 million doses of the "Covid-19" vaccine to 85 countries so far, indicating that the demand for transporting vaccines is rising dramatically, at rates ranging between 20 and 30% on a monthly basis.
A humane vision
In addition, the Executive Director of the International Humanitarian City, Giuseppe Saba, said: “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, established the International Humanitarian City, and thus Dubai, in coordination with humanitarian agencies, is able to Helping the world's most needy communities and families ».
He emphasized that the inauguration of the humanitarian airlift between Dubai and India, with the facilitation of the Emirates Air Cargo, the International City, and the United Nations agencies, to transport urgent medical and relief materials, is another example of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's vision of this humanitarian edifice, pointing to sending More than 1,292 shipments from the International Humanitarian City in Dubai last year, setting a benchmark for the global humanitarian response.
He said, "We highly appreciate the great efforts made by our partner (Emirates Air Cargo), to establish this humanitarian air bridge between Dubai and India in these difficult circumstances."
Fighting "Covid-19"
Emirates Airlines had used its expertise in the field of humanitarian logistics to establish an air bridge to Lebanon to assist in relief efforts, following the Beirut port explosion in August 2020.
And led «Emirates Airlines» the aviation and air cargo industry in its efforts to help markets around the world to combat the "Covid-19" pandemic.
It helped urgently move thousands of tons of required personal protective equipment and other medical supplies across six continents over the past year, by rapidly adjusting its business model and introducing additional cargo capacity using modified small cargo planes (Boeing 777-passenger airliners). 300ER) from which the economy class seats have been removed, in addition to the loading of goods on the seats and in the overhead bins of passenger aircraft to transport urgently needed materials.
Close partnership
Emirates Airlines’s cargo division is linked with IHC in a close partnership that has developed over several years to deliver relief items to communities affected by natural disasters and other crises around the world.
The International Humanitarian City will support Emirates Air Cargo in directing relief efforts to India via the airlift.
Transfer of vaccines
Emirates SkyCargo has partnered with the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, and other entities in Dubai, to launch a logistical initiative to quickly transport COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries via Dubai.
So far, Emirates Airlines has transferred the equivalent of one dose out of every 20 doses of vaccine administered around the world. Through its regular cargo flights to about 140 destinations across six continents, it is also helping to maintain the viability of supply chains of vital commodities from Uninterrupted, such as medical and food supplies.
• The demand for transporting vaccines is increasing dramatically, at rates ranging between 20 and 30%, on a monthly basis.
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