HUMANITARIAN FLIGHT FROM BRINDISI TO AMMAN

The materials supporting the UNSMIS mission in Syria were dispatched from the Humanitarian Emergency Response Base hosted by the A.M. detachment in Brindisi.

Date: 30/07/2012

Author: A.M. Airport Detachment Brindisi - Lt. Michele Candeloro

The materials supporting the UNSMIS mission in Syria were dispatched from the Pronto Intervento Umanitario base hosted by the A.M. detachment in Brindisi: the load was intended to support the UNSMIS mission (United Nations Supervision Mission in SyriaFollowing the crisis that affected the country, the facility consisted of two tensioned structures between prefabricated mobile residential modules. The aircraft used, an Antonov-12 of the Ukrainian Air Alliance company, landed in Brindisi at 14:37 local time on Friday, July 27, coming from Girona (Spain), and departed after the loading operations at 17:36 local time towards the Jordanian capital. The Brindisi Airport Detachment, subordinate to the Deputy Logistics Commander, provides support for the “peacekeeping” (peacekeeping) and humanitarian operations of the “United Nations Global Service Center” (UNGSC) and the “World Food Programme” (WFP), ensuring 24/7 assistance to aircraft passing through the territory of NATO countries.