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Aer Lingus humanitarian flightMeanwhile, Aer Lingus is to fly an A330 aircraft directly from Dublin to La Romana airport in the Dominican Republic on Friday to deliver emergency medical and food supplies to earthquake survivors in Haiti.
The decision to fly into La Romana airport instead of Port Au Prince in Haiti was taken due to safety concerns following today's severe aftershock.
The mission, which is being implemented in co-operation with the aid agency GOAL, will also bring 15 doctors and volunteers to Haiti.
Over 25 tonnes of aid will be loaded into the hold and the body of the plane and the aircraft will leave Dublin airport at 1pm on Friday, arriving in the Dominican Republic at 7pm local time.
It will be on the ground there for two hours to unload before returning to Dublin via Orlando.
Arrangements have been made with GOAL representatives in Haiti to ensure that, once unloaded, the supplies will get to those who need them as quickly as possible.
All crews and operations employees are volunteering their time and all airport and navigational charges have been waived by both the DAA and the IAA in order to facilitate this mission.
