Maximus offers free air lift for Pakistan telethon floor relief

MAXIMUS AIR CARGO, a member of the Abu Dhabi Aviation Group, has pledged three free-of-charge cargo flights to Pakistan during the UAE Telethon for Pakistan.

The three cargo flights will depart for Pakistan over a two-week period and will carry 150 tonnes of vital supplies. These are likely to include tents, blankets and drinking supplies for those hit by the worst flooding in Pakistan in 50 years.

At least 23 million people in Pakistan have now been affected, with six million made homeless and eight million in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.

Maximus has experience in humanitarian assistance having operated numerous flights across the globe to areas hit by disaster including Aceh and earthquake-torn Sumatra and Haiti. The airline will deploy its heavyweight cargo planes to land in difficult conditions, reports Emirates News Agency.

The UAE Telethon, launched by the Red Crescent, has received tremendous response to help Pakistani people hit by the extensive flooding. The campaign, which ran across national media, was held under the directives of the President of UAE, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Commenting on the pledge Fathi Buhazza, president and CEO of Maximus Air Cargo and founder of Care by Air said: "I congratulate the honourable work of the UAE Telethon. It is something the UAE can be proud of. Maximus is pleased to make this offer; it is something we wanted to do very much and most importantly to do it on behalf of the UAE."
(Source:www.schednet.com)