The images of the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit just 20 miles away from Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar, on 28MAR25, and affected parts of Thailand and even south-west China, showed the shocking damage that had occurred. Many lives have been lost and many more are suffering the loss of their homes and infrastructure. Not-for-profit organization, Air Charter Service, immediately began mobilizing cargo flights to deliver essential supplies to both countries. Since then, a number of cargo charters have delivered urgent aid supplies to Yangon and Bangkok.
Ben Dinsdale, Air Charter Service’s Director for Government and Humanitarian Services, commented: “With Mandalay’s main airport currently unavailable, and many of the local airports in the country unable to accept large aircraft, we have been having to use Yangon to fly the bulk of the aid in, with the possibility of ferrying into regional airports on smaller aircraft, or by road, from there. Over the weekend we chartered two aircraft into Yangon carrying more than 40 tons of aid, with another landing in Bangkok on Monday with almost 30 tons of medical supplies from the Middle East We have several more scheduled into Myanmar over the next few days and our offices around the world are continuing to receive calls with requests to get aid to the affected areas. Our thoughts go out to all those impacted by this terrible disaster, and we will continue to work around the clock to support the aid agencies involved in the relief operation.”
