LATAM has coordinated two freighter flights to carry approximately 100 tons of humanitarian aid to people affected by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.
Venezuela was hit by two earthquakes on Wednesday 24 June which have resulted in the deaths of more than 900 people and seen more than 3,000 people injured. There was also significant damage to infrastructure and essential services.
The humanitarian flights are taking place between Saturday 27 June and Tuesday 30 June and are part of LATAM’s Solidarity Plane programme to transport humanitarian aid from Bogotá, Colombia to Caracas, Venezuela free of charge.
The cargo includes equipment to set up a field hospital, water and sanitation systems, support equipment, power generators, and critical medical supplies, such as hospital beds, triage equipment, and personal protective equipment, to support emergency response efforts.
LATAM also organised a special Bogotá-Caracas passenger flight on 27 June to transport more than 170 passengers free of charge, including firefighters, rescue personnel, medical teams, and emergency response specialists, as well as representatives from Colombian foundations that will support relief efforts for the affected communities.
The initiative was coordinated through the Solidarity Plane programme, which makes LATAM Group’s connectivity and logistics capacity available to support organisations and institutions during emergencies and natural disasters in South America.
LATAM’s Solidarity Plane programme provides passenger and air cargo capacity free of charge to support health, environmental, and emergency response causes in the countries where it operates.
Through the programme, the group transports patients, physicians, volunteers, animals, medicines, medical supplies, and humanitarian aid.
Since 2021, the programme has transported 23,000 passengers and more than 9,000 tons of cargo, and to date the programme has established more than 50 partnerships with social organisations, foundations, and government entities in Chile, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador.
