How the aviation industry is helping the UAE fight Covid-19 – The National

How the aviation industry is helping the UAE fight Covid-19 – The National

How the aviation industry is helping the UAE fight Covid-19. Airports and the aircraft they house are national assets of supreme importance and they play an efficient role in the fight against the pandemic.. The ongoing freight and cargo operations at Abu Dhabi International Airport, and other airports across the UAE, are ensuring the delivery of vital supplies to healthcare workers, bolstering critical global supply chains and facilitating the shipment of humanitarian aid to 24 different countries impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.. Abu Dhabi Airports is also working in conjunction with all its partners from the public and private sectors to facilitate the repatriation and evacuation of stranded passengers, as well as enabling emergency and crisis response activities.. In addition to transporting integral goods and people around the world, the industry is also expected to be an enabler of the rapid economic recovery required to mitigate the long-term impact of Covid-19 on businesses and institutions around the world.. Border closures and travel restrictions in place to fight the pandemic are hitting the industry hard.. The Airports Council International (ACI) estimated that airports around the world are set to lose 38 per cent of their traffic and 50 per cent of