The Gulf carrier has set up a humanitarian airlift between Dubai and India to transport urgent medical supplies and relief supplies and to support India in its fight against the escalating CoV situation in the country.
Emirates will offer free freight capacity on all flights to nine destinations in India to help international NGOs get relief supplies to where they are needed quickly. The company announced today. The first cargo to be shipped from Emirates to India as part of the Emirates Humanitarian Airlift is a shipment of more than 12 tons of multipurpose tents from the World Health Organization (WHO) coordinated by IHC in Dubai.
"India and Emirates have been deeply connected since our first flights to India in 1985. We stand by the side of the Indian people and will do everything in our power to get India back on its feet," assured Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates.