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KN-chartered Antonov brings aid to Ukraine

[ March 30, 2022   //   ]

Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel chartered a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 freighter to fly 111 tonnes of aid from Sharjah airport to the aircraft’s home country, via Poland, on 29 March. The shipment was sourced from UNICEF’s warehouse in Dubai and landed in Poland the same evening for trucking to Ukraine. Kuehne+Nagel International chief executive Detlef Trefzger, said: “It is symbolic in itself that we can make one of the largest deliveries of aid to Ukraine with a Ukrainian Antonov airplane. The forwarder has pledged to offer emergency aid to Ukraine worth 10 million Swiss francs in the form of logistics services.

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