HC Deb 24 February 1994 vol 238 cc391-2W
Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many aid flights into and out of Sarajevo airport there have been in each of the weeks since the beginning of such operations;

(2) how many aid flights there were into and out of Sarajevo airport during the week from 5 February to 12 February.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The Sarajevo airlift began in June 1992. The latest available figures we have are for the period ending 10 February. As of 10 February 7,697 flights had been made by all aid donors delivering 87,461 tonnes of relief supplies. Weekly breakdowns of the totals are not readily available. The United Kingdom contribution to this effort has been 1,089 flights carrying 14,644 tonnes. Between 5 and 10 February there were 123 flights into the airport delivering 1,614 tonnes.

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