Air Charter Service arranges first flights into Myanmar and Thailand following earthquake

Over the weekend Air Charter Service has been busy arranging charters in response to the earthquake that hit Myanmar last Friday, with several charters having already delivered aid to Yangon in the country, and Bangkok in Thailand.

The epicentre of the earthquake, measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale, was less than 20 miles away from Myanmar’s second largest city, Mandalay, but caused damage as far away as south-west China and Thailand.

Ben Dinsdale, Air Charter Service’s Director for Government and Humanitarian Services, commented: “With Mandalay’s main airport currently unavailable, and many of the local airports in the country unable to accept large aircraft, we have been having to use Yangon to fly the bulk of the aid in, with the possibility of ferrying into regional airports on smaller aircraft, or by road, from there.

“Over the weekend we chartered two aircraft into Yangon carrying more than 40 tons of aid, with another landing in Bangkok on Monday with almost 30 tons of medical supplies from the Middle East We have several more scheduled into Myanmar over the next few days and our offices around the world are continuing to receive calls with requests to get aid to the affected areas.

“Our thoughts go out to all those impacted by this terrible disaster, and we will continue to work around the clock to support the aid agencies involved in the relief operation.”