However, the landings of some of the planes had to be delayed due to the massive number of humanitarian and military flights coming in.

In early September, the airport opened only to military aircraft and humanitarian flights, and served as a staging center for evacuees.

The airstrip did suffer extensive damage that was subsequently repaired by the United Nations in the mid 1990s to support humanitarian flights.

The Turkish government, however, allowed all humanitarian flights into and out of Turkey, such as the airlifting of wounded coalition forces.

Not long after the papal visit, Clinton allowed humanitarian flights and the sending of money to Cuban relatives.

In addition, Pan Am participated in several notable humanitarian flights.

Chartered cargo and humanitarian flights have not been allowed until now.

Shell was recently awarded a certificate of appreciation from the UN for achieving 1,000 safe humanitarian flights during flood relief operations in 2011.

His airplane was downed by the Cuban Air Force during a routine humanitarian flight over the straits of Florida.

During the operation, departing aircraft, with the exception of police, military, and humanitarian flights were canceled, marking the first time that Canada shut down its airspace.