Singapore Airlines (SIA) operated a flight to Dhaka on Sunday, carrying over 20 tonnes of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs), including surgical gowns, goggles and nasal oxygen cannula.
The flight - SQ446 - arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 10:40 pm from Singapore, according to a press release issued on Monday.
The SIA and the Temasek Foundation are partnering with the World Food Programme (WFP) to support the global Covid-19 response to help transport essential medical supplies along with other health and humanitarian items by air to points of need around the world.
As a part of this partnership, SIA operated its second flight to Dhaka.
Providing the logistics backbone for global Covid-19 efforts, WFP operates a network of hubs as well as passenger and cargo air-links to ensure a steady flow of supplies and support to the pandemic frontlines.
Since these services commenced in May, WFP has managed more than 800 humanitarian flights to 159 countries, with enough cargo to fill 188 jumbo jets.
Under this agreement, SIA is making ad-hoc charter flights and freight space in its scheduled services available on a cost-recovery basis, with flight costs being covered by a contribution of up to US$ 6.5 million from Temasek Foundation.
Chin Yau Seng, Senior Vice President - Cargo, Singapore Airlines, said it is a pleasure for SIA to partner with WFP and Temasek Foundation in this meaningful programme.
"This will allow us to draw on our expertise as a global airfreight provider and use our international network to deliver essential supplies to the points of need and help to make a positive impact on the communities that have been directly affected by Covid-19," the vice president said.
During this challenging period, SIA Group has stepped up to support the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
SIA Group has facilitated multiple repatriation flights to bring back individuals stranded away from their home countries.
SIA Cargo has also been transporting medical relief supplies and PPEs to places where they are needed, and thus playing its part in keeping supply lines for essential goods open at a critical time.
The group has also donated items, such as - blankets, and helped to supply meals to communities that have been affected by the pandemic in Singapore.
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