China Southern Airlines has made an emergency 747-400 freight airlift of food, medicines and clothing to Sri Lanka.
Mr. Li Executive Vice president, China Southern Airlines: “This emergency airlift by our 747-400 freighter was arranged by the CAAC as part of China’s response to this unprecedented title wave disaster and we are pleased that we could do our part and add to our nation’s response to this catastrophe.”
The China Southern 747-400 freighter was taken off-line from its normal twice weekly service between Chicago and Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The supply-laded freighter aircraft touched down late Tuesday in Columbo.
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Singapore Airlines
The Singapore Airlines Group is making a donation of $300,000 to the Red Cross Tidal Waves Asia Relief Fund
Singapore Airlines is also offering freight of relief supplies to affected areas which are served by the carrier.
Singapore Airlines Cargo is working with organizations around the world to position emergency relief supplies into affected areas. Aid is being flown from as far as Europe and the USA on Singapore Airlines Cargo services.
SIA's Executive Vice President Marketing and Regions, Mr Huang Cheng Eng, said: "We want to use our extensive global network to expedite aid reaching those who need it most.
Flight operations are normal, except to Male (Maldives), where damage to the Airport's navigation system prevents night operations. SIA's five-times-weekly services have been rescheduled to daylight operations.
SilkAir has operated one additional flight to Phuket to cater for demand on the return sector.
Singapore Airlines is also offering freight of relief supplies to affected areas which are served by the carrier.
Singapore Airlines Cargo is working with organizations around the world to position emergency relief supplies into affected areas. Aid is being flown from as far as Europe and the USA on Singapore Airlines Cargo services.
SIA's Executive Vice President Marketing and Regions, Mr Huang Cheng Eng, said: "We want to use our extensive global network to expedite aid reaching those who need it most.
Flight operations are normal, except to Male (Maldives), where damage to the Airport's navigation system prevents night operations. SIA's five-times-weekly services have been rescheduled to daylight operations.
SilkAir has operated one additional flight to Phuket to cater for demand on the return sector.
Korean Air
Responding to the immediate needs for disaster relief caused by the recent tsunami that hit Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004, Korean Air is taking the initiative to transport relief goods to Indonesia.
The relief supplies include 2,000 emergency kits, 1,900 quilts and 6,300 blankets. Together these items weigh over 26,700 kg.
These emergency supplies are to be airlifted to Jakarta, Indonesia on KE 373 leaving Incheon, Korea on December 31, 02:00 hrs.
Korean Air Chairman and CEO, Mr. Y. H. Cho, said: We hope Korean Air can act swiftly to play a small role in helping to relieve some of the suffering."
The relief supplies include 2,000 emergency kits, 1,900 quilts and 6,300 blankets. Together these items weigh over 26,700 kg.
These emergency supplies are to be airlifted to Jakarta, Indonesia on KE 373 leaving Incheon, Korea on December 31, 02:00 hrs.
Korean Air Chairman and CEO, Mr. Y. H. Cho, said: We hope Korean Air can act swiftly to play a small role in helping to relieve some of the suffering."
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific has offered assistance to those affected by raising money through donations and carrying supplies and aid personnel to affected areas.
Between now and the end of March, all donations collected by the airline in-flight for the United Nations’ UNICEF “Change For Good” programme will support disaster relief efforts.
Cathay Pacific has also agreed to help governments and charities ferry supplies to stricken areas. Two sniffer dogs and their handlers, offered by the French government, are already on their way from Paris to Colombo to help with search and rescue operations in Sri Lanka. Some 250 boxes of clothes donated by the Salvation Army in Hong Kong and 3,500 blankets donated by the airline are also being shipped.
Between now and the end of March, all donations collected by the airline in-flight for the United Nations’ UNICEF “Change For Good” programme will support disaster relief efforts.
Cathay Pacific has also agreed to help governments and charities ferry supplies to stricken areas. Two sniffer dogs and their handlers, offered by the French government, are already on their way from Paris to Colombo to help with search and rescue operations in Sri Lanka. Some 250 boxes of clothes donated by the Salvation Army in Hong Kong and 3,500 blankets donated by the airline are also being shipped.
British Airways (BA)
British Airways (BA) announced on Wednesday that they would offer assistance to passengers evacuated from Phuket and brought to Johannesburg.
BA will therefore, at no cost, fly them to their onward local destinations.
BA will therefore, at no cost, fly them to their onward local destinations.
Jet Airways
Jet Airways has evacuated over 1,300 people from Andaman and Nicobar Islands on its 15 boeing 737 flights from Port Blair to Chennai and Kolkata since December 26.
Jet Airways also carried over 200 passengers from Chennai and Kolkata to Port Blair .
Jet Airways' flights from Chennai and Kolkata have flown over 13,000 kgs of relief supplies comprising packaged drinking water, foodstuff, clothing and medicines for relief efforts in the beleaguered island.
Jet Airways also carried over 200 passengers from Chennai and Kolkata to Port Blair .
Jet Airways' flights from Chennai and Kolkata have flown over 13,000 kgs of relief supplies comprising packaged drinking water, foodstuff, clothing and medicines for relief efforts in the beleaguered island.
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China Airlines is suspending service to Phuket. The airline operates daily Airbus A300-600 service from Taipei and twice weekly Boeing 737-800 service from Kaohsiung.
Uni Air is also suspending service on its route from Taipei to Phuket which was operated 4x a week.
For some its humanity, for the others simple economics.
Where is God?
Uni Air is also suspending service on its route from Taipei to Phuket which was operated 4x a week.
For some its humanity, for the others simple economics.
Where is God?
Aum Sweet Aum.
Indian Airlines
On December 29, Indian Airlines operated 11 flights, 7 flights from Kolkata and 4 from Chennai to evacuate a record 1,117 passengers from Port Blair on a single day on December 29.
IA has, since sunday operated 26 relief flights from Kolkata and Chennai, evacuating in all 2,940 passengers from Port Blair.
The airline has, in addition, carried relief material in the form of medicines, food packets and drinking water free of cost.
IA has, since sunday operated 26 relief flights from Kolkata and Chennai, evacuating in all 2,940 passengers from Port Blair.
The airline has, in addition, carried relief material in the form of medicines, food packets and drinking water free of cost.
US aircraft carriers
US aircraft carrier group was headed for Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province on Thursday and several other U.S. military ships were on course to the Bay of Bengal to help with relief operations.
The Lincoln group has 12 helicopters on board.
The USS Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group of seven vessels, which has been in Guam, has been diverted to the Bay of Bengal, where it would arrive before Jan. 7.
"It has seven ships associated with the strike group and carries 25 helicopters, which will be valuable to us again in disaster relief"
Each ship can produce 90,000 gallons of fresh water a day.
US defence agency is using its spy satellites to measure the scope of the devastating tsunami in Asia and help workers manage their relief efforts.
The Lincoln group has 12 helicopters on board.
The USS Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group of seven vessels, which has been in Guam, has been diverted to the Bay of Bengal, where it would arrive before Jan. 7.
"It has seven ships associated with the strike group and carries 25 helicopters, which will be valuable to us again in disaster relief"
Each ship can produce 90,000 gallons of fresh water a day.
US defence agency is using its spy satellites to measure the scope of the devastating tsunami in Asia and help workers manage their relief efforts.
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Even Jet Airways, Indian Private Domestic Carrier Helped along side Indian Airlines.
Also as Brother Fons puts it, We were discussing the USS Abraham Lincoln
http://luchtzak.be/postt7899.html&sid=5 ... 5b2d9a7dc6
on Tuesday and they decide to help on Thursday and sprung into action only on Late Friday.
If they can produce 90,000 gallons of fresh water everyday, did they need an invitation from the tsunami affected areas to help them.
Also as Brother Fons puts it, We were discussing the USS Abraham Lincoln
http://luchtzak.be/postt7899.html&sid=5 ... 5b2d9a7dc6
on Tuesday and they decide to help on Thursday and sprung into action only on Late Friday.
If they can produce 90,000 gallons of fresh water everyday, did they need an invitation from the tsunami affected areas to help them.
Aum Sweet Aum.
How can these people complain about a vacation when so many people DIED !!!!!!.
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Fons, Advisor, André,
Please maybe JetB has a point here. Stand still for a moment with all your good intentions to inform people.
Maybe someone in his family, friends, is lost or even died in this tragedy.
This topic is just to sensitive for me, maybe we should close it icon_evil.gif
Fons, Advisor, André,
Please maybe JetB has a point here. Stand still for a moment with all your good intentions to inform people.
Maybe someone in his family, friends, is lost or even died in this tragedy.
Air Canada
Air Canada is to provide dedicated relief flights to Sumatra, Indonesia carrying supplies collected by World Vision Canada and the airline's caterer, Cara Foods. Plans are under way for two relief flights loaded with up to a total of 130 tonnes of cargo to depart Canada the first week of January 2005.
Northwest Airlines
NWA Cargo, the cargo subsidiary of Northwest Airlines, has offered to carry up to 200 tons of supplies -- the equivalent of two full Boeing 747 freighters, over the next 60 days.
Northwest Airlines and AmeriCares are teaming up to transport relief supplies to South Asia.
Northwest Airlines and AmeriCares are teaming up to transport relief supplies to South Asia.
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www.contactsrilanka.org
This website provides information about:
Status of evacuation of foreign tourists.
Contact information for hospitals, police stations and airlines.
Status of hotels affected by the Tsunami is also posted on the site, with contact numbers of those hotels still in operation.
Information regarding tourists in the Island’s coastal belt is being provided around the clock on the Hotline 94-112-437061.
This website provides information about:
Status of evacuation of foreign tourists.
Contact information for hospitals, police stations and airlines.
Status of hotels affected by the Tsunami is also posted on the site, with contact numbers of those hotels still in operation.
Information regarding tourists in the Island’s coastal belt is being provided around the clock on the Hotline 94-112-437061.
Aum Sweet Aum.
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KLM DONATES CARGO CAPACITY TO DUTCH RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS
AMSTELVEEN, December 30, 2004 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is donating cargo capacity to the Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties (SHO), a coalition of major relief organizations in the Netherlands, facilitating the transportation of 20,000 kilos of relief supplies to disaster-stricken areas in Southeast Asia. Capacity will be made available aboard KLM Cargo’s scheduled service to Singapore, which will make a special intermediate landing in Medan on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. This relief aid is part of the KLM AirCares charity program (www.aircares.nl)
The flight, scheduled for January 3, will be operated by one of KLM Cargo’s Boeing 747 freighters. Because the airport at Medan does not have the equipment required to unload an entire Boeing 747 freighter, the relief shipment will be transported in the belly of the plane, instead of on the main deck.
KLM and relief organizations are currently discussing the establishment of further temporary air services that optimally serve the needs of the stricken area. This would imply that KLM’s scheduled cargo services would have to make intermediate landings at as-yet-unspecified airports in Asia.
KLM AirCares intends to increase relief aid to Asia in 2005, by raising additional funds for projects supporting children in need in the stricken areas.
In November 2004, KLM AirCares ran a special campaign raising 1.2 million Frequent Flyer Miles for the relief organizations it has supported over the past five years. KLM subsequently doubled the number of Miles, bringing the total to 2.5 million.
Over the past five years, AirCares has supported the following organizations: the Netherlands Red Cross, UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, Novib, Esperanza do Brazil, War Child, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, the KNCV Tuberculosis Fund, Children's HeartLink, COCO, Close the Gap, Right To Play, the Liliane Fund, Wings Of Support, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Pilots Without Borders, STOP AIDS NOW, Memisa/Cordaid, the Johan Cruyff Foundation, and SOS Children’s Villages.
(source: www.klm.com)
AMSTELVEEN, December 30, 2004 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is donating cargo capacity to the Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties (SHO), a coalition of major relief organizations in the Netherlands, facilitating the transportation of 20,000 kilos of relief supplies to disaster-stricken areas in Southeast Asia. Capacity will be made available aboard KLM Cargo’s scheduled service to Singapore, which will make a special intermediate landing in Medan on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. This relief aid is part of the KLM AirCares charity program (www.aircares.nl)
The flight, scheduled for January 3, will be operated by one of KLM Cargo’s Boeing 747 freighters. Because the airport at Medan does not have the equipment required to unload an entire Boeing 747 freighter, the relief shipment will be transported in the belly of the plane, instead of on the main deck.
KLM and relief organizations are currently discussing the establishment of further temporary air services that optimally serve the needs of the stricken area. This would imply that KLM’s scheduled cargo services would have to make intermediate landings at as-yet-unspecified airports in Asia.
KLM AirCares intends to increase relief aid to Asia in 2005, by raising additional funds for projects supporting children in need in the stricken areas.
In November 2004, KLM AirCares ran a special campaign raising 1.2 million Frequent Flyer Miles for the relief organizations it has supported over the past five years. KLM subsequently doubled the number of Miles, bringing the total to 2.5 million.
Over the past five years, AirCares has supported the following organizations: the Netherlands Red Cross, UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, Novib, Esperanza do Brazil, War Child, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, the KNCV Tuberculosis Fund, Children's HeartLink, COCO, Close the Gap, Right To Play, the Liliane Fund, Wings Of Support, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Pilots Without Borders, STOP AIDS NOW, Memisa/Cordaid, the Johan Cruyff Foundation, and SOS Children’s Villages.
(source: www.klm.com)