Supporting Relief Efforts in Haiti, Amerijet International, Inc. Donates a Flight to Haiti

MIAMI, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Miami based airline, Amerijet International, Inc. continues to provide relief flights to Haiti.  Since the earthquake struck, Amerijet has operated nine flights for various organizations and is planning on operating additional flights daily.

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As a corporate initiative, Amerijet has opened its facilities in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Atlanta and New York to collect bags of rice, dried beans and tents to assist with the relief efforts.  All donated goods will be transported free of charge to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  Amerijet has teamed up with World Fuel Services to donate the flight between Miami and Port-au-Prince.

Amerijet's warehouse and offices in Haiti are operational and staffed to resume normal cargo operations.  Due to government restrictions, commercial cargo is prohibited and Amerijet is only accepting relief supplies for its scheduled flights to Haiti.

Amerijet International, Inc. is a full-service multi-modal transportation and logistics provider, offering international, scheduled all-cargo transport via land, sea, and air. Florida-based Amerijet operates offices all over the world, serving destinations throughout the Americas, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Amerijet operates Boeing 727-200 and Boeing 767-200 aircraft from its primary hub at Miami International Airport, with 210,000-square-foot export and 100,000-square-foot imports air cargo handling facilities and a 50,000-square-foot ocean cargo facility. A custom-built 10,300 square-foot (227,419 cu. ft.) cooling facility was specially designed to maintain the cool chain integrity of perishables during the transportation process. In addition to the state-of–the-art design features, multiple pre-cooling systems, and 24 hour surveillance, the refrigerated storage space is subdivided into four climate-controlled chambers offering not only refrigerated, but frozen, and chilled storage. For additional information, visit Amerijet on the web at www.amerijet.com.

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Please contact:   Christine Richard, Amerijet International at 954-320-5354

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