Archives



Air, Feature, Freight News


FedEx flies aid to Beirut

[ August 24, 2020   //   ]

FedEx has delivered more than 60 tons of aid to medical personnel in Beirut, Lebanon on a dedicated charter flight. The carrier picked up $11 million worth of medicines, medical supplies and PPE from Santa Barbara, California and trucked the load to Memphis. For loading onto a FedEx Express Boeing 777 at the FedEx World Hub. The flight landed at noon in Luxembourg Sunday, Aug. 23, where FedEx worked with Cargolux, which also donated its services, to transport the supplies to Beirut. The supplies will help restore health facilities responding after the port explosion earlier this month.

Tags: