Relief for civilians in Middle East crisis

Air Charter Service have played an important role in both evacuating foreign nationals and transporting aid cargo to Lebanon as the crisis in the Middle East unfolds. Large scale operations continue in order to help alleviate the suffering of civilians caught up in the conflict.

Air Charter Service’s passenger department arranged four MD-82 charters from Larnaca carrying a total of 646 Scandinavian evacuees back to their homeland. The flights were completed within 24 hours of receiving the request.

In the first three weeks of the crisis Air Charter Service’s cargo department have also been involved in flying relief aid to the region. As the aid effort got underway ACS arranged five AN-12 charters with cargo of food and essential goods into Larnaca (LCA).

With new aid routes now opening up ACS are also working on charters into other airports including Damascus (DAM) - where an ACS chartered DC-8 has delivered a consignment of relief goods from Copenhagen (CPH).

ACS sign two year contract with Save the Children (UK)

Air Charter Service have signed a new two year contract to act as the official air charter provider for Save the Children (UK). ACS will use their expertise in the relief field to help Save the Children in their work reacting to disasters across the globe.

Save the Children is the UK's leading international children's charity, working to create a better world for children. They are active in the UK, as well as around 65 countries world wide.

They are part of the International Save the Children Alliance, the world's leading child rights organisation with members in 29 countries and operational programs in over 100 more.

The account will be managed by Gary Hopkins, who has experience working with several other major aid organisations. Gary has arranged aid flights for humanitarian disasters including the Asian tsunami, the Pakistan earthquake, and most recently the unfolding crisis in Lebanon.