The Boeing 767-300 flew from Toronto to Frankfurt carrying humanitarian and medical aid on behalf of Airlink, Flexport.org and GlobalMedic destined for an area north of Lviv.
GlobalMedic has response teams managing the distribution of supplies to help Ukrainian refugees who have lost their homes and need help, and to expand hospital capacity in the border regions.
Jason Berry, Vice President Cargo at Air Canada says: “Together with our employees, we are humbled to continue our support for the people affected by the Ukraine crisis. One hundred Air Canada employees volunteered their time yesterday to pack emergency family food kits being sent by GlobalMedic, and we are proud to use our freighter to transport 50 tonnes of aid which includes these important response tools together with critical medical and humanitarian supplies for Airlink and Flexport.org quickly to Europe.”
Airlink used its partnership with Air Canada and coordinated with Flexport to secure the freighter to make the delivery.
Since the start of the conflict, Airlink has transported more than 135 tonnes of aid to 221 relief workers for 20 non-profit organisations providing medical care, food, mental health counselling, clean water and other essentials to Ukrainian refugees.