Three Qatar Airways B777 freighters bringing 300 tonnes of Covid aid to India
NEW DELHI: Qatar Airways on Monday despatched a three-aircraft convoy of Boeing 777 freighters to Covid-ravaged India carrying 300 tonnes of aid from around the world. The three flights departed one after the other from Doha for Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi as part of Qatar Airways Cargo’s WeQare initiative.
The shipment flying in includes PPE equipment, oxygen canisters and other essential medical items, collected from donations by individuals and companies around the world in addition to existing cargo orders.
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker said: “Having seen with great sorrow the impact this further wave of Covid-19 infections has had on people in India, we knew we had to be part of the global effort to support the valiant health care workers in the country.
