Air Canada Sends Second Relief Flight to Haiti

Air Canada continues to support relief efforts in Haiti by dispatching its second dedicated aircraft full of medical and humanitarian relief supplies on Jan. 23.

The flight to Port-au-Prince is coordinated with Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the ONEXONE Foundation, World Vision and Health Partners International Canada.

Over the course of Air Canada's two relief missions, Air Canada will have delivered over 55,000 kilograms of relief supplies to Haiti. All available space in the belly and in the passenger cabin of the Airbus A330 aircraft was used to transport medical supplies for World Vision, Health Partners International Canada, the ONEXONE Foundation and goods for the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Canadian Embassy.

Supplies have also been donated by the Ottawa Hospital and pharmaceutical companies Apotex and Fresenius Kabi Canada. Also on board were a group of nurses from the Montréal Jewish General Hospital, as well as ONEXONE Foundation relief workers.

The return flight arrived in Montréal early morning on Sunday, Jan. 24, and will be used to transport evacuees, in collaboration with DFAIT and the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince. In addition, all proceeds from Air Canada's on-board donation program, Every Bit Counts, will be directed to registered relief agencies in support of Haiti.

Air Canada, through its community investment program Kids' Horizons, has committed to undertake a long-term humanitarian project with a Canadian charity to assist children in Haiti as part of the re-building efforts that will be necessary.