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Air Charter Service carries 600 tons of<br />
relief goods to Indonesia<br />
LONDON: Air Charter Service has<br />
delivered more than 600 tons of aid<br />
to Indonesia after it was devastated<br />
by earthquake and tsunami in recent<br />
weeks.<br />
The company's global offices in 34<br />
countries are also sourcing aircraft to<br />
carry relief goods to the region apart<br />
from helping charities attend to<br />
sur vivors following the tragic<br />
incidents in September.<br />
Over the past few weeks Air<br />
Charter Service's global offices have<br />
been sourcing aircraft to carry relief<br />
goods to the region.<br />
“The 7.5 magnitude earthquake<br />
and subsequent tsunami caused<br />
widespread damage to the Sulawesi<br />
c oa s t of I n d o n e s i a – tens of<br />
thousands of homes have been<br />
destroyed and there are<br />
hundreds of thousands of<br />
people now homeless,”<br />
said Dan Morgan-Evans,<br />
Group Cargo Director for<br />
ACS. “The death toll from<br />
the natural disaster has<br />
now exceeded 2,000, with<br />
many thousands of people<br />
still missing. Our US, Asian<br />
and European offices have<br />
all been heavily involved in<br />
the humanitarian effort since, on<br />
behalf of our clients.”<br />
“We have been flying in different<br />
types of much needed aid, such as<br />
shelter kits and water purifying<br />
tablets on a variety of aircraft types,<br />
including Antonov AN-12s, Boeing<br />
B757s and B777s. There are a lot of<br />
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aid supplies stockpiled in Malaysia<br />
and the surrounding area so, once<br />
the aircraft were sourced, many of<br />
the operations have been swift,” he<br />
added.<br />
ACS had also flown in relief goods<br />
from the Middle East and Europe out<br />
of 20 charters to the region that its<br />
offices have arranged so far.
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