Chapman Freeborn Helps Repatriate More Than 10,000

Chapman Freeborn, global aircraft charter specialist founded in the UK, has helped more than 10,000 people return home and organized 180 emergency flights, both commercial and VIP, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Chapman Freeborn, which also aided evacuations during the Middle East crisis of 2011 and the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic of 2009, says it is working day and night to help stranded travelers and expats return to their home countries.

Its broker teams have recently completed large-scale repatriation programs to the United States from South America, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. However, its flights have delivered people to destinations right across world.

Due to the evolving rules and regulations set at local borders and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) levels, Chapman Freeborn reports that passenger flights require very close monitoring.

Complications may include crews being held for varying observation periods, countries issuing landing permits for passenger aircraft only if the passengers are citizens of that country, and local operators being told they cannot return to the embarkation point if they operate flights outside of the country. Chapman Freeborn’s in-house 24/7 flight support company Wings 24 has a dedicated team monitoring the situation daily – providing updates to the company’s worldwide charter departments.

Chapman Freeborn also supports the battle against coronavirus with cargo charters for medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) from China as well as utilizing in-house assets to bring cargo capacity to the market.