Private carrier Jet Airways today facilitated an educational excursion for 35 terminally ill children of an NGO at the international airport here in association with MIAL.
Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) is the joint venture firm that operates the airport.
The first-ever educational excursion brought the children up close with the experience of life at an airport, a release said.
"Giving wings to dreams is one of the best ways to brighten up the lives of little children. At Jet Airways, it has always been our unwavering and consistent endeavour to support such initiatives," said Jet Airways Chief Commercial Officer Jayaraj Sanmugam.
The group of young and curious children was escorted by a guide, who not only explained the various guest facing processes including ticketing, check-in, security clearance, but also the back-end operations such as baggage segregation and others that facilitate guest movement within the airport, it added.
The children were also taken on a bus ride of the airport apron area, showing them the various on-ground activities such as taxiing aircraft, refuelling as well as inflight catering.
The NGO is working towards fulfilling the wishes of terminally ill Thalassemia major and blood cancer patients and supports all health care and education of such patients.
"From time to time, The Wishing Factory has been touched by kind gestures of our donors and associates. Such association has helped our thalassemia and leukemia patients feel welcome and cared for while bringing much-needed moments of happiness and awe to their stressed lives," said Mahazareen Dastur, Project Manager at The Wishing Factory.
"So many of the children registered with us have only dreamed of what the inside of an airport or a runway might look like. A few even dream of flying their own plane someday. Jet Airways is helping us make their wishes come true," Dastur added.
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