British Airways is flying a second relief aircraft of emergency supplies and equipment to earthquake hit Haiti. A Boeing 747 freighter with capacity for up to 100 tonnes of cargo is scheduled to fly out on Friday (January 22) carrying aid from Oxfam, the Red Cross, UNICEF and the World Food Programme.
Two Toyota Land Cruisers from the Red Cross plus 50 tonnes of food and blankets from Oxfam will be loaded onto the aircraft at Stansted Airport, ready for distribution. The aircraft will touch down in Denmark, where water supplies, tents and a further 25 tonnes of food will also be loaded.
Last Saturday, the airline’s UNICEF Change For Good Programme donated £3000,000 to the relief fund, and BA sent a relief flight with supplies from Heathrow Airport to the Dominican Republic. The aircraft, crewed by BA partners Global Supply Systems, will depart from Stansted Airport at 10.35 and fly to Billund in Denmark to pick up aid before heading to Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
A BA spokesperson said that it was important to work with the aid agencies in providing much needed supplies, and that they were proud that they were able to help.