London: UK PM Boris Johnson said that he was inspired to hear Jaspal Singh’s, a pilot and Khalsa Aid volunteer from the UK, “enormous contribution to India’s battle against Coronavirus.”
Jaspal Singh has been felicitated with the Prime Minister’s Points of Light award.
The Virgin Atlantic pilot volunteered to fly 200 donated oxygen concentrators to India to help in the country’s battle against COVID-19.
The Virgin Atlantic pilot volunteered to fly 200 donated oxygen concentrators to India to help in the country’s battle against COVID-19.
“Having seen the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India, I wanted to do everything within my power to support the cause,” he was quoted as saying in a statement released by Points Of Light.
“It has been amazing to see the generosity of the general public, colleagues, friends and family who have donated much-needed oxygen concentrator machines to ‘Khalsa Aid International’.
“This generosity inspired me to connect with Virgin Atlantic to see if we could enable these machines to reach the people of India, it was then an immense privilege to be able to personally fly these vital oxygen supplies,” said Singh.
“Thank you for your enormous contribution to India’s battle against Coronavirus,” said UK PM Boris Johnson in a letter to the pilot.
One of our incredible pilots, Jas Singh, has been awarded the Prime Minister's Points of Light award.
Jas has been recognised for his amazing efforts with charity @Khalsa_Aid, flying hundreds of oxygen cylinders to help the Covid crisis in India. We're hugely proud of him.
— virginatlantic (@VirginAtlantic) May 13, 2021
