Sharjah 24: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah; and following up of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) in Sharjah is keen to provide the necessary support and facilities to the international organisations and institutions of the United Nations, including The World Food Program, aiming to promote its humanitarian tasks, especially during the global coronavirus outbreak that causes the closure of borders and airports in many countries.
The Sharjah Department of Civil Aviation has played a major role in facilitating the movement of the staff of the United Nations, international organisations and the World Food Program between Sharjah International Airport and Dubai International Airport, through coordination and obtaining approvals from the relevant authorities, allowing them to continue their international flights without any obstacles.
The Department of Civil Aviation and the Sharjah International Airport, in cooperation with the World Food Program and the World Health Organisation, have also provided all kinds of support to load and ship the medical and humanitarian shipments.
The World Food Program has conducted 5 air cargo flights from Sharjah Airport to Djibouti, and Air Arabia has conducted 11 passenger flights to transport the crew of the program and international organisations to Cairo, Beirut, Erbil, Baghdad and Addis Ababa; and other flights were approved for their operation in the coming days.
Sheikh Khalid bin Issam Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said that the Civil Aviation Department provides all facilities to the international organisations including the World Food Program, stressing that the Department supports these organisations’ efforts to play their important roles, especially during the period of crises and emergencies. Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi added that the world witnesses the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, and we must therefore unite and provide everything possible in order to ensure the smooth flow of humanitarian aid, as well as the mobility of the workers of those organisations.
Sheikh Khalid bin Issam Al Qasimi expressed his thanks to all parties that contributed in facilitating the mission of travelers working in these humanitarian organisations, notably the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority NCEMA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of Interior ; Sharjah Police, the Sharjah International Airport Authority, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Sharjah; Air Arabia; Centro Hotel, as well as several other parties that were involved in conducting these flights.
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