Sat, Sep 03, 2011
British Airways Provides East Africa Relief Flight
British Airways is thanking its customers and volunteers for
making it possible to deliver relief supplies to drought-stricken
East Africa, where over a half-million people are directly at risk
of starvation. BA flew a Boeing 747 freighter full of emergency
supplies and equipment to Ethiopia on Friday, August 12, carrying
aid from Oxfam and UNICEF. The two charities are among those
working in the region.
The aircraft carried 5,000 meters of pipe from Oxfam, which will
be used to supply much-needed water to the Dolo Ado refugee camp in
Ethiopia, as well as vital emergency food and medical supplies from
UNICEF.
British Airways' customers are also playing their part. For the
first two weeks in August, all donations onboard every British
Airways flight were going to the Disasters Emergency Committee
(DEC) appeal for East Africa. BA carried over seven-and-a-half
tonnes of water tanks, tapstands, pipes and water pumps from Oxfam
as free cargo on a scheduled flight to Nairobi.
The airline also gave Oxfam free flights to Kenya to get 40
relief experts into the worst-affected areas as quickly as
possible.
Airline CEO Keith Williams commented, "The generosity of our
customers will make a real and tangible difference to those in
desperate need. It is vital that we get aid from charities to the
most seriously affected areas across East Africa. We want to do
what we can to help those caught up in this terrible crisis."
British Airways encourages other airlines to offer similar
help.
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