China Southern Airlines continues Emergency Airlift to Medan and Colombo

China Southern Airlines is continuing its 747 freight airlift of emergency medical supplies to the flood ravaged areas of Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Today, a China Southern Airlines’ 747-400 departed from Beijing Capital Airport on route to Medan, Indonesia and then will continue onwards to Colombo, Sri Lanka. The emergency airlift included 75 tons of food, medicine, tents and electric generators.

“Just because this disaster happened nearly three weeks ago, does not mean that it has magically gone away. We can all do our part to alleviate the pain and suffering inflicted upon the innocent from this incredible natural calamity,” said Mr. Li Kun, Executive Vice President, China Southern Airlines.

This 747-400 emergency airlift is the fifth such cargo flight conducted by China Southern since the massive earthquake and resulting tsunami slammed into South Asia on December 26.

Mr. Li added that each 747-400 freight airlift also included local language interpreters. 

China Southern has used both of its 747-400 freighters from its standard Europe/China and USA/China commercial service and has been pushing them into emergency airlift duty to Colombo, Sri Lanka and Medan, Indonesia.

The China Southern Airlines 747-400 freighter aircraft used in today’s emergency airlift will return to Shenzhen in Southern China from Colombo and then be placed back into regular commercial service from China to Liege, Belgium.

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