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China Southern Airlines Continues Emergency Airlift To Medan & Colombo; ''Relief Effort Not Over,'' Says Airline Exec
China Southern Airlines Continues Emergency Airlift To Medan & Colombo; ''Relief Effort Not Over,'' Says Airline Exec
Published 01-14-05
Submitted by China Southern Airlines
Today, a China Southern Airlines 747-400 departed from Beijing Capital Airport en route to Medan, Indonesia and then will continue onwards to Colombo, Sri Lanka. The emergency airlift includes 75 tons of food, medicine, tents and electric generators.
"Just because this disaster happened nearly three weeks ago, does not mean that it has magically gone away. We all can do our part to alleviate the pain and suffering inflicted upon the innocent from this incredible natural calamity," said Mr. Li Kun, Executive Vice President, China Southern Airlines.
This 747-400 emergency airlift is the fifth such cargo flight conducted by China Southern since the massive earthquake and resulting tsunami slammed into South Asia on December 26.
Mr. Li added that each 747-400 freight airlift has also included local language interpreters.
China Southern has used both of its 747-400 freighters from its standard Europe/China and USA/China commercial service and has been pushing them into emergency airlift duty to Colombo, Sri Lanka and Medan, Indonesia.
The China Southern Airlines 747-400 freighter aircraft used in today's emergency airlift will return to Shenzhen in Southern China from Colombo and then placed back into regular commercial service from China to Liege, Belgium.
All facets of China Southern Airlines' operations are participating in this unprecedented airlift of emergency supplies and medicines to these flood ravaged areas, including the airline's ultra-modern System Operations Control Center at the new Baiyun International Airport which is coordinating all air logistics and country clearance approvals.
The largest airline in The People's Republic of China for the past 13 years, China Southern Airlines - www.cs-air.com/en - connects more than 80 cities around the globe. Major business and vacation destinations served in China include: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan and as well as international service, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
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