The capital, encircled by Serbs, depends on aid flights for 80 percent of its supplies.

On May 1, his company operated a humanitarian aid flight into Basra.

Australia is preparing an aid flight for Chile, consisting of 150 tents, 1000 field beds, 50 generators.

But United Nations officials said the Sudanese government had pledged late last month not to attack official aid flights.

The first foreign aid flights began arriving today.

In the meantime, we appreciate the fact the Iranian government is willing to allow our humanitarian aid flights into their country.

And in Baghdad, looting continued in the city center even as the first international aid flight landed at the airport west of the city.

Chartered cargo and aid flights will also be permitted throughout the year, although each will require individual approval.

This led to a federal ban on outside aid flights.

United Nations officials said the wounded men, including one in critical condition, would be evacuated to Zagreb on an aid flight.