Airline food blogger Nikos Loukas of Inflight Feed is calling on airlines, inflight caterers and their suppliers to donate blankets, pillows, amenity kits, inflight kids packs, food and water to those in need in Greece and France. He then wants to charter a plane from London to Kos to deliver it all, along with volunteers.
Airline food blogger Nikos Loukas of Inflight Feed is calling on airlines, inflight caterers and their suppliers to donate blankets, pillows, amenity kits, inflight kids packs, food and water to those in need in Greece and France. He then wants to charter a plane from London to Kos to deliver it all, along with volunteers.
Loukas is hoping to charter a plane on the 27th September to deliver donations along with 130 volunteers to assist on the ground. The plan? To provide meals and comfort to those struggling in Greece. So far airports and airline caterers across the UK and Europe have quickly offered Loukas free storage space to accept delivery of donations. Whilst donations such as pre-packed meals, children's fun packs and coffee cups have started to trickle in since he started the campaign on the weekend, however he still requires further donations from the airline industry.
The donations would be distributed evenly between a number of charities on the ground working in Calais and Kos including: Aid For Refugees in Kos and Lesbos, Kos Solidarity, Kos Kindness and Calais People to People Solidarity UK. These groups have been set up for people to communicate with one another to arrange donations and collection points of things that are required there.
But there's just one slight problem, the cost of chartering an Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 for the day comes at a cost of around £80,000. Says Loukas, "I'm not raising any money for this but rather I hope that an airline or aircraft charter company will donate an aircraft for us to use on the 27th. Whilst it doesn't come cheap, I am hoping that someone will assist if possible."
Loukas has already been contacted by 2 airlines (who wish to remain anonymous) that are evaluating the possibility of offering their aircraft, however nothing is confirmed yet.
He is offering 130 free seats to the general public if the aircraft charter comes to fruition. The catch? Volunteers who come along on the flight to Kos are expected to assist with handing out donations and comforting people on the ground.
