Secret Hangar Gala 2023

The picturesque location of Lugano-Agno Airport became the exclusive stage for the “Secret Hangar 2023” which provided the 250 Air-Dynamic guests with intense moments of class and generosity.

Excellence Magazine once again has been the media partner of this elegant evening, where entertainment and charity were the stars of the event born in 2013 and organized by Air-Dynamic, a leading company in the field of Lugano-based private aviation. This year’s edition featured an exceptional program involving VIP guests, singers, artists and prestigious sponsors.

Education for 500.000 young refugees by 2030

“Air-Dynamic is deeply committed to UNHCR’s support of education initiatives for high potential people in aviation – emphasizes Raffaella Meledandri, CEO of the company who curated every detail with the direction of Simonetta Rota – and our event allowed us to raise funds for the Aiming Higher campaign, which aims to provide access to education for 500,000 young refugees by 2030.”.

Air-Dynamic also supports the Emergency Action Fund for forcibly displaced people to receive protection and assistance through a strong and rapid global response. The most poignant moment in this important journey of cooperation with the United Nations Refugee Program came with the speech of Maya Ghazal, the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador who spoke as guest of honor.

Maya and Raffaella’s smile for UNHCR

“I fled Damascus in 2015. Before the conflict in Syria I had a normal life with my family, I have happy memories. Suddenly, we faced the scarcity of essential resources such as water, food and electricity, in addition to the constant danger from the war’s bombs. I had to change schools three times to ensure my safety.”

At the age of 16, Maya started a new life in the UK through a family reunification program, facing several challenges, including education, as her Syrian study certificates were not recognized by British schools.