Singapore Airways (SIA) and the Temasek Basis are partnering with the World Meals Programme (WFP) to help the worldwide COVID-19 response to assist transport important medical provides and different well being and humanitarian objects by air to factors of want around the globe.
Offering the logistics spine for world COVID-19 efforts, WFP operates a community of hubs and passenger and cargo airlinks to make sure a gentle move of provides and help to the frontlines of the pandemic. Since these providers commenced in Might, WFP has managed greater than 800 humanitarian flights to 159 international locations, with sufficient cargo to fill 188 jumbo jets anticipated to require WFP transport within the coming weeks.
“Whereas demand for WFP Frequent Companies grows each week, sources are stretched extremely skinny and extra help is urgently wanted,” stated Amer Daoudi, WFP’s COVID-19 company response director. Underneath this settlement, SIA is making ad-hoc constitution flights and freight area in its scheduled providers obtainable on a cost-recovery foundation, with flight prices being lined by a contribution of as much as USD 6.5 million from the Temasek Basis.
Chin Yau Seng, senior vp of cargo in SIA stated: “It’s a pleasure for SIA to companion with WFP and Temasek Basis on this significant programme. This may permit us to attract on our experience as a worldwide airfreight supplier and use our worldwide community to ship important provides to the factors of want and assist to make a constructive impression on the communities which have been immediately affected by the pandemic.”
