In the wake of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, Emirates has planned three daily flights to Istanbul to offer regular and consistent widebody capacity for relief items and medical supplies. Emirates SkyCargo has dedicated a cargo space of 100 tonnes of humanitarian relief goods over the course of the next two weeks across its daily flight operations to Istanbul.
The first shipments are due to go out today, consisting of high thermal blankets and family tents from UNHCR, followed by World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Food Programme (WFP) relief cargo of medical kits and shelter items, co-ordinated by the IHC in Dubai.
In the coming days, more consignments of blankets, tents, shelter kits, flash lights, water distribution ramps and trauma and emergency health kits will be transported on Emirates.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ Chairman and Chief Executive, said: "We stand with the Turkish and Syrian people and are working with experts like the International Humanitarian City to help provide urgent relief to those affected and displaced by the earthquakes, as well as support the complex recovery efforts on the ground.”
Emirates has set up an airbridge with the International Humanitarian City (IHC), to transport urgent relief supplies, medical items and equipment to support on-ground aid efforts and search and rescue activities in both countries.