Dubai’s Emirates launches India humanitarian airbridge to transport Covid-19 relief items

Dubai’s Emirates launches India humanitarian airbridge to transport Covid-19 relief items

Dubai’s Emirates has set up a humanitarian airbridge between the emirate and India to transport urgent medical and relief items to the latter. The aim is to support India in its fight to control the Covid-19 situation in the country. Emirates will offer cargo capacity free of charge on an ‘as available’ basis on all of its flights to nine cities in India, to help international NGOs deliver relief supplies where required. Emirates SkyCargo has already been transporting medicines and medical equipment on scheduled and charter cargo flights to India in recent weeks, a statement said. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ chairman and chief executive, said: “India and Emirates are deeply connected, since our first flights to India in 1985. We stand with the Indian people and will do all we can to help India get back on its feet. Emirates has a lot of experience in humanitarian relief efforts, and with 95 weekly flights to 9 destinations in India, we will be offering regular and reliable widebody capacity for relief materials. The International Humanitarian City in Dubai is the largest crisis relief hub in the world and we will work closely with them to facilitate the movement