Three large Bailey bridges - developed during World War II – have been transported to the region via giant Antonov-124 freighters. The bridges are part of an initial £12.7m aid package arranged by the British Government’s Department For International Development (DFID).DFID has announced it may send up to 14 bridges to Lebanon to aid in the reconstruction of key routes destroyed by bombing. In total the damage caused to infrastructure during the conflict is estimated to be in the region of £1.25 billion.
The two Antonov-124 aircraft, arranged by London based Air Charter Service, flew from RAF Brize Norton to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. The bridges were successfully unloaded and are currently in the process of being taken on a UN ship to Lebanon from the port of Limassol.
The Antonov-124, designed by the Soviet Union, is regularly used to transport heavy and outsize cargo around the world.
In addition to the bridges, ACS arranged 31 relief aid charters to the region on Antonov-12 and Airbus-310 aircraft during the crisis – and the passenger department also provided MD-82 aircraft to evacuate over 600 foreign nations from Lebanon.
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Nice to see that the reconstruction of Lebanon has been a success, thank you for all your help delivery the good we needed.
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