Emirates-Dubai Humanitarian launch airbridge to Sri Lanka to transport urgent relief aid

WORKING WITH ORGANISATIONS UNDER DUBAI HUMANITARIAN, OVER 100 TONNES OF RELIEF AID WILL BE DEPLOYED ACROSS EMIRATES’ DAILY FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA FIRST FLIGHT DEPARTED THIS WEEK, CARRYING HIGH-ENERGY FOOD ITEMS FOR WFP

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Emirates and Dubai Humanitarian have established an airbridge to Sri Lanka, transporting urgent relief aid to support those affected by the devastating Cyclone Ditwah.

For the next two weeks, Emirates will offer over 100 tonnes of cargo space free of charge across its daily passenger flights to Sri Lanka, enabling Dubai Humanitarian and its associates to transport emergency supplies across the affected areas, via Colombo.

The first shipments departed Dubai International Airport on December 9 on the three nonstop Emirates flights connecting Dubai and Colombo, consisting of fortified biscuits from the World Food Programme (WFP), followed by consignments of food items and relief aid from the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Dubai and the Northern Emirate and tarpaulins and other supplies from The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).