Air cargo industry rallies to help 莫桑比克 following Cyclone Idai

在过去的几周里, leading aircraft charter specialist, 包机服务, has chartered aircraft to fly a total of almost 500 tons of humanitarian aid, 还有近100名医生, into disaster-struck 莫桑比克 so far.

Just a couple of weeks ago, Cyclone Idai swept through 莫桑比克, 马拉维 and 津巴布韦. It left at least 700 people dead and three million people in need of humanitarian assistance. 包机服务 has worked tirelessly since then in conjunction with various aid agencies and governments, 在各种货物中飞行, 包括霍乱疫苗, 水疗法, 蚊帐和防水油布.

丹Morgan-Evans, ACS集团货运总监, said: “We even had one flight that was transporting an entire field hospital to the region, including X-ray machines and 4x4 vehicles. In total so far we have chartered aircraft for just over 480 tons of equipment, 在各种飞机上, ranging from Antonov 12s and Ilyushin 76s, to Boeing 747-400s and Boeing 777s, with more to come in the next few days.

“我们在北美的办公室, 欧洲, the Middle East and Africa have all been involved in the relief effort. As well as the huge amount of cargo, we also had a Boeing 737 transporting 80 doctors to Beira in 莫桑比克 over the weekend.”