Fun for all the family at the annual charity ‘plane pull’ at Washington Dulles.
AIRPORTS & CHARITIES
the Aged through staff fundraising events and passenger collections – is a key part of airport operator BAA’s community relations programme. Every year, a percentage of BAA’s profi ts are earmarked for charity, and distributed to the operator’s six UK airports – Stansted, for example, received €82,000 this year to allocate to worthwhile causes.
The independently run Stansted Community Fund offers grants to help fund education, environmental and employment projects within the airport’s catchment area.
Ashley Riley, Stansted Airport’s head of communications, says: “Stansted Airport is an integral part of the community, and we take seriously the responsibility we have to work with a wide range of community organisations.”
Charity initiatives are frequently a joint effort between the airport and its client airlines. This collaboration is evidenced most often in the form of passenger collections, where money can be taken in the air or on the ground. Sharjah Airport staff, for example, have been collecting money for Sharjah Charity International, which aids war victims in the Lebanon. Last year Aéroports de Paris (ADP) held its fi rst air ticket auction at CDG’s Terminal 3 in aid of Rêves (Dreams), a charity which takes sick children on holiday. Easyjet, SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Sri Lankan Airlines were among the carriers which participated.
When CDG was approached by Rêves, the airport was quick to support the project. “Our partner airlines also reacted rapidly, which illustrates the mobilisation and solidarity of the air transport sector,” says Pierre Graff, ADP’s CEO.
Tickets were auctioned to destinations all over the world, including Tahiti, New York, Oslo, Milan, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Copenhagen and Madrid.
Children are also in the hearts and minds of Massport workers at Christmas, with Toys for Tots – an annual charity appeal involving the port authority, US Marine Corps and the Massachusetts state police at Boston’s Logan International.
The appeal was launched in 1947, and is a regular feature of airport life throughout the holiday season.
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