Korean Air Flies Relief Supplies to Turkey in Response to Earthquake Crisis

Seoul, South Korea, 2023-Mar-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Korean Air operated a special charter flight departing from Seoul Incheon at 00:25 am bound for Istanbul to transport relief supplies for the Türkiye earthquake.

The Boeing 777 freighter carried 45 tons of relief goods ranging from tents to sleeping bags and blankets. They will be delivered to those affected by the earthquake through the Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

This special flight was organized in conjunction with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to send humanitarian support.

Korean Air said, “Contributing to the communities we serve is one of our core values, and we are grateful to play our role in the delivery of vital relief goods to Türkiye.”

In February, Korean Air’s holding company, Hanjin KAL also donated USD 500,000 for Türkiye earthquake relief efforts, for local relief activities and damage recovery.

Based on its extensive global network and air cargo transport expertise, the airline has actively participated in relief activities by providing free-of-charge transport of humanitarian supplies to disaster zones around the world, including the dam collapse in Laos (2018); floods in Peru (2017); cyclone in Fiji (2016); Kumamoto earthquakes (2016); floods in Myanmar and earthquake in Nepal (2015).

SOURCE: KOREAN AIR

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