CHICAGO, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, United
Airlines expands its efforts to support those impacted by the
COVID-19 crisis in India with the
launch of a new online fundraising campaign. Customers can donate
to the airline's relief partners: Airlink, Americares, GlobalGiving
Foundation and World Central Kitchen. United is offering up to 5
million bonus miles to encourage MileagePlus® members to support
this effort and will match each donation up to a total of
$40,000 in cash donations. In
addition, United is currently the only U.S. airline serving India,
and over the last few days has helped transport more than 300,000
pounds of critical medical supplies to the region.
"Throughout the pandemic, we have been committed to leveraging
our resources and relationships to provide support to communities
hit hardest by COVID-19," said Luc Bondar, vice president of
marketing & loyalty and president of MileagePlus at United. "As
India faces this crisis, our generous customers, employees and
MileagePlus members have stepped forward to ask how they can
support those in need, and we are proud and humbled to facilitate
this critical work."
United is working directly with its partner organizations, as
well as engaging with community leaders to assist the impacted
communities. Focus areas for some of the airline's partners
include:
- Airlink: Transportation of medical supplies and
PPE
- Americares: Supporting COVID-19 treatment
facilities, donating critical medical equipment, PPE and supplies
for health workers and educating the community on COVID-19
prevention and vaccination.
- World Central Kitchen: Hot meal distribution to
health care workers by partnering with local restaurants
In addition to its fundraising efforts, United will also
continue to leverage its cargo operations to transport greatly
needed medical equipment to the region. Between April 28 and May 2, United operated 20
flights that transported more than 300,000 pounds of medical
supplies to India. This included donations from the U.S.
India Chamber of Commerce and the
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in Houston that brought 50 ventilators through
the USICOC Foundation to the Indian Red Cross Society. United
is continuing to coordinate humanitarian cargo efforts with
partner, Airlink, which provides tactical coordination to help
break through supply chain barriers to execute rapid response
airlifts of humanitarian aid. United has proudly served India since
2005 and employs more than 300 individuals in the country. The
online campaign platform is currently scheduled to be available for
donations through June 15. United
will continue to evaluate how it can provide support to the
region.
About United
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UAL is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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