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BA to run second Haiti relief flight
Sunday, 21 Jan, 2010
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British Airways is flying a second relief aircraft of emergency supplies and equipment to earthquake hit Haiti.
A Boeing 747 freighter with capacity for up to 100 tonnes of cargo is scheduled to fly to the region tomorrow (Friday) carrying aid from Oxfam, the Red Cross, UNICEF and the World Food Programme.
Two Toyota Land Cruisers from the Red Cross plus 50 tonnes of food and blankets from Oxfam will be loaded at Stansted.
A further 25 tonnes of food and tents from The World Food Programme and 20 tonnes of water supplies and tents from UNICEFwill be loaded in Denmark.
The aircraft, crewed by BA partners Global Supply Systems, departs from Stansted Airport at 10.35 and flies to Billund in Denmark to pick up aid before heading to Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
The flight comes after a donation of £300,000 from the airline’s UNICEF Change For Good Programme and a BA relief flight of emergency aid last Saturday from Heathrow to Santo Domingo.
BA chief executive Willie Walsh said: “It is vital that we continue to work with the aid agencies to relieve the suffering of the people of Haiti. British Airways is proud to be able to help.”
by Phil Davies
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