Supporting our Healthcare Workers on the Frontline

We have all been too aware of the extreme pressure that our medical and health services have been under during this pandemic. When we started closing down our stores, our staff saw the opportunity to make donations to hospitals and care homes, of the food and confectionery products that would otherwise expire and have to be destroyed.

In the UK, everyone pulled together to make multiple product deliveries to various hospitals and care homes located nearest to the airports in which we operate.

This selection of photos shows some of the deliveries being made to various locations across the UK. Other World Duty Free employees have also volunteered as NHS responders, 111 Volunteers and for St John’s Ambulance, as well as organizing lots of fundraising activities for the NHS and other local causes that need help and support at this challenging time.

There really are some amazing people in our business and these fabulous stories continue to demonstrate this. We are extremely proud of our staff and all they have done – and continue to do - at this difficult time!

Face mask donations in Spain

Nearly 9,000 face masks were donated by Spanish operations to hospitals at the beginning of the pandemic at a time were medical protection materials were scare. The donated masks, which the Spanish operation had stocked, were released when our airport stores were closed due to the emergency and provided much needed support to medical staff.

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It’s impossible to cover each and every gesture of support and solidarity from our staff in these past weeks. We have all heard the stories of the next-door heroes and their contributions in support of others and of the many acts of kindness that have been shown in so many challenging situations. We are extremely proud of each and every one of our valued staff and thank them for their many contributions.