AirBlue Arranges Day Trip for Special Children

[Abbas Ali]

KARACHI: AirBlue (airblue.com) on Thursday arranged a day trip for the special children to Rahim Yar Khan to provide them with an opportunity of having flying experience. As part of the airline's ongoing efforts to reach out to the individuals with the greater needs, it executed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity in collaboration with a non-profit organization, Diya Foundation (diyafoundation.com.pk) based in Karachi. The organization has been working to provide the special children with greater opportunities and privileges. The airline provided the children with an opportunity to experience flying as part of its Children's Enrichment Program.

AirBlue aircraft carried 27 children from Karachi to Rahim Yar Khan, which was believed to be once in a lifetime experience for them.

AirBlue, a private sector airline, has always been at the forefront of activities that aim towards giving back to the society. The airline has invested its resources in areas including health, education, environment and theater. The airline has also undertaken various CSR projects for the the benefits of the affectees of natural calamities.

Source: onepakistan.com.pk

[Abbas Ali]

airblue Airbus A320-214 registration AP-EDA performed flight PA-300 from Karachi to Rahim Yar Khan & flight PA-301 from Rahim Yar Khan to Karachi on December 11 (Thursday).

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-eda/

Abbas

[rayyanullah]

Great work AirBlue for taking the Special Children on a day trip.

[Khan747]

Waoo. Great job AB. I wish other will take the same initiative at least once in year specially during eid / independence period. I hope someone post a pic on hop. Wish to see a million dollar smile on these kids’ faces.

[Abbas Ali]

Child Enrichment Program

As a part of the airline’s continued efforts as a responsible corporate citizen, airblue has launched “Child Enrichment program”. An activity was planned and executed for a non-profit organization, Diya Foundation (for deaf & dumb children) based in Karachi. For this purpose, a flight from Karachi to Rahim Yar Khan took place on the 11th of December 2014, carrying 27 children. It was a once in a lifetime experience for the children and they enjoyed the up and down flight immensely.

A team of journalists also joined on-board to cover the activity. Moreover, the captain, cabin crew and staff at airport fully participated in making sure the children are taken care of.





Source: airblue.com

[ammad]

Very nice to see that Airblue have taken this initiative to comfort physically challenged children.

[Abbas Ali]

Nice video on following link:



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