DALLAS, April 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest
Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced it has donated 10,000
roundtrip tickets to 76 hospitals and medical transportation
charities located throughout North
America as part of the airline's annual Medical
Transportation Grant Program. This year, the airline is supporting
organizations across 25 states and in 40 cities. Throughout the
year, hospitals and medical charities are able to use these tickets
to alleviate travel costs for patients receiving critical medical
treatments.
"We are proud to provide a critical lifeline for patients and
caregivers as they travel to receive or give life-saving care,"
said Laurie Barnett, Southwest
Airlines' Managing Director of Communications and Outreach. "By
providing complementary air travel, we're able to make life a
little bit easier for families in trying times in their lives."
Since the program's inception in 2007, Southwest has donated
nearly $32 million in transportation
to support more than 79,000 patients and caregivers. To learn more
about the impact this program makes in communities across
North America, visit this link.
And, to view the full list of participating hospitals and
charitable organizations for 2019, visit
Southwest.com/medicalgrant.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
In its 48th year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines
Co. (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from other
air carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by more than
59,000 Employees to a Customer base topping 120 million passengers
annually. Southwest became the nation's largest domestic air
carrier in 2003 and maintains that ranking based on the U.S.
Department of Transportation's most recent reporting of domestic
originating passengers boarded. In peak travel seasons, Southwest
operates more than 4,000 weekday departures among a network of 100
destinations in the United States
and 10 additional countries.
Southwest coined Transfarency® to
describe its purposed philosophy of treating Customers honestly and
fairly, and low fares actually staying low. Southwest is the only
major U.S. airline to offer bags fly free® to
everyone (first and second checked pieces of luggage, size and
weight limits apply, some carriers offer free checked bags on
select routes or in qualified circumstances), and there are no
change fees, though fare differences might apply.
Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world,
known for a triple bottom line approach that contributes to the
carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of its
People and the communities they serve, and an overall commitment to
efficiency and the planet. Learn more about how the carrier gives
back to communities across the world by visiting
Southwest.com/citizenship.
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.