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Aviation sector continues to assist after Turkey-Syria earthquakes

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Aviation sector continues to assist after Turkey-Syria earthquakes
Airlines and cargo carriers are continuing to contribute to relief work being carried out in earthquake-stricken regions of Turkey and Syria.

UPS said a Boeing 767 is taking off every night from the UPS Air Hub at Cologne Bonn airport to lift "urgently needed goods to Turkey from national and international aid organisations, UPS employees, citizens, and companies".

 UPS said it is also working with the World Food Program, UNHCR and International Red Cross & Red Crescent to fly in relief items from Dubai.

Lufthansa Cargo dispatched a Boeing 777F freighter to Antalya, carrying "urgently needed relief supplies donated by a number of Turkish communities to help those in need in the crisis region".

Lessor euroAtlantic dispatched a 777 carrying supplies from Paris to Gaziantep, while Fedex said it chartered a flight "with critical supplies including food and clothing" that were "delivered to the impacted area in Turkey".

A Youtube video showed tents, chairs, medical supplies and blankets being loaded onto an Aegean Airlines aircraft at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in Athens, ahead of being flown to Turkey.

Announcing what it said was "a delicate operation" that had been "carried out with the best equipment to carry rescue material and aid teams to help those affected by the earthquake," Madrid-based Wamos Air said it wanted to show "utmost respect" and "deepest condolences to the Turkish people".

Others in the aviation industry to previously announce assistance include easyJet, Munich Airport and Avia Solutions Group.

More than 40,000 people died after 7.5 and 7.8 earthquakes hit the region in early February.