Emirates to transport COVID relief items of NGOs for free from Dubai to India
Emirates said on Sunday it will not charge NGOs anything for transporting their COVID relief material on its flights from Dubai to India.
India has been badly hit by the second wave of coronavirus and hospitals in several states are reeling under shortage of health workers, vaccines, oxygen, drugs and beds.
“Emirates will offer cargo capacity free of charge on an “as available” basis on all of its flights to nine cities in India, to help international NGOs rapidly deliver relief supplies, where it is needed,” the airline said in a statement.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ Chairman and Chief Executive, said,
