KSrelief calls for international “Global Aid Aviation Council”

Abdullah Al Rabeeah, supervisor general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), has called on the international community to establish a “Global Aid Aviation Council”. “The Global Aid Aviation Council would facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid in three ways: by ensuring uninhibited access to airports, flightpaths, and refuelling facilities for aircraft delivering aid; by removing all duties and tariffs on aircraft transporting aid; and by streamlining the coordination of aid delivery,” read a statement. “The removal of duties would reduce costs, helping to bridge the humanitarian funding gap. “Bringing together the aviation community, humanitarian agencies and