Sharjah Airport Authority welcomes transit flights
SHARJAH: The Sharjah Airport Authority, SAA, has welcomed the decision of government agencies to open airports for transit flights, indicating that this decision is a step in the right direction, and comes within the policy of progressive economic openness that the UAE has committed to.
In conjunction with Sharjah Airport’s announcement of its full readiness for the return of operations, Ali Salim Al Midfa, SAA Chairman, said that the decision heralds the full opening of all world’s airports and the return of travel and tourism movement.
He stressed that SAA has taken all necessary steps and made needed preparations, both in terms of operational and organisational procedures on the one hand, and health and preventive measures that guarantee the smooth flow movement at the airport, and health and safety of passengers and employees, on the other hand.
Al Midfa expected that airlines would start resuming their flights to some destinations that witness a high demand for travel to and from the Emirate of Sharjah, which is considered a centre of business, tourist and commercial traffic.
MEDICAL AID
The United Arab Emirates on Thursday sent an aid plane containing eight metric tonnes of medical supplies to Cuba to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The aid will assist approximately 8,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus.
Commenting on the aid delivery, Bader Abdulla Saeed Almatroshi, UAE Ambassador to Cuba, said, “The UAE and Cuba have forged strong ties in recent years in a show of cooperation that is helping both of our countries overcome the COVID-19 crisis. With today’s delivery of aid, the UAE leadership is sending a message of support and solidarity to Cuba and its frontline workers, many of whom have gone on to volunteer to battle the virus in other countries with immense courage and resolve.” Worth noting, UAE aid to Cuba over the past five years has amounted to more than Dhs47 million.
To date, the UAE has responded to the COVID-19 crisis by providing over 708 metric tonnes of aid to 62countriesinneed,supportingmorethan708,000 medical professionals in the process.