SINCE the earthquake and tsunami
that devastated parts of Indonesia in September 28, Air Charter Service has
delivered more than 600 tons of aid to the country, reported the American
Journal of Transportation.
Over the past few weeks Air Charter
Service's global offices have been sourcing aircraft to carry relief goods to
the region.
Said ACS cargo chief Dan Morgan-Evans:
"The 7.5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused widespread
damage to the Sulawesi coast of Indonesia - tens of thousands of homes
have been destroyed and there are hundreds of thousands of people now homeless.
"The death toll from the
natural disaster has now exceeded 2,000, with many thousands of people
still missing. Our US, Asian and European offices have all been heavily involved
in the humanitarian effort since, on behalf of our clients," Mr
Morgan-Evans said.
"We have been flying in
different types of much needed aid, such as shelter kits and water purifying
tablets on a variety of aircraft types, including Antonov AN-12s, Boeing B757s and
B777s."
He said there are still a lot of aid
supplies stockpiled in Malaysia and the surrounding area so, once the aircraft
were sourced, many of the operations have been swift.
"We have flown in other relief
goods from the Middle East and Europe - in total, seven of our offices have
arranged more than 20 charters to the region carrying a total of just over 600
tonnes," Mr Morgan-Evans said.
Source : HKSG.
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