Emirates will transport medical and relief items to India via a humanitarian air bridge to help fight the surge in the COVID-19 cases in India.
The airline will offer international non-governmental organisations the opportunity to also donate items required for relief for free, based on the cargo space.
Emirates SkyCargo has also shipped medicines and medical supplies to India in the last few weeks.
The first shipment sent through the Emirates India humanitarian air bridge is a consignment of over 12 tons of multi-purpose tents from the World Health Organisation to Delhi.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Chairman and Chief Executive said, “India and Emirates are deeply connected, since our first flights to India in 1985. We stand with the Indian people and will do all we can to help India get back on its feet. Emirates has a lot of experience in humanitarian relief efforts, and with 95 weekly flights to 9 destinations in India, we will be offering regular and reliable widebody capacity for relief materials. The International Humanitarian City in Dubai is the largest crisis relief hub in the world and we will work closely with them to facilitate the movement of urgent medical supplies.”