Toronto, September 12 2005 – A dedicated EL AL 747 jumbo cargo aircraft departed Israels Ben Gurion airport on the 8th of September landing at a military base in Little Rock, Arkansas to deliver 90 tons of emergency supplies for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The delivery was then transported from Little Rock to New Orleans. In cooperation with the government of Israel, EL AL delivered the urgently needed humanitarian assistance to the stricken region. The special supplies for adults and children included food, diapers, clothing, shoes, tents and medical supplies, among other items. EL AL Captain Goffer Yalon piloted the jumbo aircraft.
"As the national airline of Israel, we at EL AL are driven to provide a lifeline to the rest of the world in times of emergency. It is important that we do everything possible to ensure that relief supplies get through to the individuals most in need following this devastating event,” stated Haim Romano, President of EL AL Israel Airlines. EL AL’s current operation is another example of the commitment the airline made when incepted in 1949 to assist all those in need. EL AL has a longstanding pledge to the government of Israel that at any time of the day or night, the airline will organize and operate a mission flight to rescue any in peril. The many instances include Operation Solomon (the airlift rescue of thousands of Ethiopians to Israel), and the delivery of relief supplies to Indonesia following last year’s tsunami.

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Editors Note: Please find photo attached of relief flight taking off from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport.

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