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Etihad offers humanitarian aid for Beirut explosion victims

As a part of this initiative Etihad is providing support to those injured or displaced from their homes in Beirut and gathered donations including medical equipment, clothes, and amenity bags, masks, shoes and blankets
Etihad has launched ‘To Beirut’ a CSR initiative to collect dry food materials like rice, sugar, tea, instant coffee, flour, pasta and dried milk for blast victims.

31 August 2020:As a part of their CSR,Etihad Airways have partnered with Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), a humanitarian organization to support Lebanon after the Beirut explosion. As a part of this initiative Etihad is providing support to those injured or displaced from their homes in Beirut and gathered donations including medical equipment, clothes, and amenity bags, masks, shoes and blankets. In addition, Etihad and ERC supplied tents to provide shelter for those who had lost their homes and five medical tents to act as an on-field clinic for anyone requiring emergency medical assistance.

Dr Nadia Bastaki, Vice President Medical Services, Etihad Aviation Group, said, “Our main focus of this campaign is to alleviate suffering for the people in Beirut. I am extremely proud that as part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, over 50 of our own executives, pilots, cabin crew and ground staff volunteered to pack and organise the aid that has been collected in the UAE.”

Etihad has also launched ‘To Beirut’ a CSR initiative to collect dry food materials like rice, sugar, tea, instant coffee, flour, pasta and dried milk for blast victims. Apart from this, Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme by Etihad Airways, is also encouraging its members to donate their miles to support the victims of the Beirut explosion. The miles will be used to purchase protective equipment including masks and gloves, medical supplies and medicines, dry food items and support home renovation.


Prior to this, Etihad has also carried 16 tonnes of vital aid to Lebanon on behalf of UAE government.