Mercy missions

EMIRATES SKYCARGO has moved fast to bring relief to the tsunami-affected countries in South Asia.
The airline has been flying its Boeing 747-400Fs loaded with relief items, including food, tents, utensils, clothes, linen and medicines, from across its network to affected countries in the region. In the past week it has carried a total of more than 455 tonnes of relief goods in its freighters and scheduled flights.
Two of the shipments, from Cairo and Dubai, totalling nearly 190 tonnes, were delivered to the International Federation of the Red Cross in Colombo while more than 100 tonnes were sent free of charge on behalf of various organisations.
Over the next few days, Emirates will coordinate and transport several more shipments to countries devastated by the tsunamis.