OMV fuels Austria coronavirus response

Austrian oil and gas player OMV is pitching in to help the country's fight against the spread of the coronavirus by funding jet fuel for relief flights.

The state-controlled company has stumped up €500,000 ($541,000) to pay for Jet A1 fuel that will be used on relief flights being run by the federal government for public health facilities and aid organisations in Austria.

The flights, operated by national carrier Austrian Airlines, will carry urgently needed medical materials such as protective masks, suits and disinfectants.

“Health and well-being are our top priority, both in our own company among our employees and in our social responsibility," said OMV chief executive Rainer Seele.

"This is why we support the relief flights of the Austrian government, which bring urgently needed materials into the country in such a difficult supply situation — to protect the entire population, especially people in medical professions."