Dragonair to Fly Government Relief Supplies to Phuket

Dragonair is to fly a full load of relief supplies from the Hong Kong Government to Phuket Saturday 1, January, on board an Airbus A321. The airline is waiving all fees for the shipment, which will include surgical gloves and masks.

“The relief task facing relief organisations is monumental, and we at Dragonair are doing what we can to facilitate this with the resources available,” said Stanley Hui, Chief Executive Officer of Dragonair.

“The scale of the tragedy continues to unfold, and as it does it touches us all. I know I speak for everyone at Dragonair when I say our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost family or friends as a result of this catastrophe.

“In addition to tomorrow’s initiative we have contacted several major relief organisations and have offered to fly supplies for free to Phuket, if necessary.”

The airline has also established a channel for its staff who wish to donate funds to relief efforts, to donate money through the company to the Red Cross in Thailand.

On Monday Dragonair announced it was waiving fees for those travellers on Phuket who wished to come back home early, and for travellers in Hong Kong who wanted to cancel their trip to the island.

Dragonair is also continuing to operate flights to Phuket to facilitate travel for those wishing to return to Hong Kong, and for those travelling to the island to trace family members.

The airline’s A321s can carry up to 2.8 tonnes of cargo.

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