Antonov Airlines flies relief aid to Mozambique

May 10, 2019: Antonov Airlines and Bollore Logistics France worked together to deliver aid from Chalons Vatry Airport (XCR) in France, to Beira (BEW) in Mozambique, in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.

The companies transported cargo that included malaria treatments, five water purification stations, and over a thousand tents and shelters, to support the humanitarian efforts taking place in the wake of severe flooding after Cyclone Idai.

In addition to a 65-tonne payload of relief supplies, an Antonov Airlines AN-124-100 aircraft also carried logistics staff from aid organisations to support disaster relief initiatives in the region.

“Speed and efficiency are key when flying aid to a disaster area, and after the aircraft arrived in Vatry, loading took five hours to complete,” said Paul Bingley, commercial manager, Antonov Airlines.

“We were ready for take-off by the time we received the final over-flight permits, working closely in cooperation with our partner, Nord-Sud, Bollore Logistics.”

Karine Dantier, charter director, Bollore Logistics said: “The Bollore Logistics office in Beira, which was at the epicentre of the disaster, provided support staff to facilitate the unloading of the cargo, and having all the necessary expertise, provided handling, administration and the final delivery.”