Southwest Airlines Helps Customers Donate Their Rapid Rewards Awards to Assist With the Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Southwest makes it possible for customers to donate their Rapid Rewards Awards online.
Dallas, TX (PRWEB via PR Web Direct)
September 13, 2005 -- Once again, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) Customers have
shown their enormous hearts and asked the airline for a way to donate their
Rapid Rewards Awards to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. In order to answer
the multiple requests from its Customers, Southwest has developed a means to
collect Rapid Rewards Awards from Customers wishing to donate travel. Southwest
will be distributing the flight donations to those people who were displaced by
Hurricane Katrina, as well as to those working on the relief
efforts.
Customers can donate their Rapid Rewards Awards by
visiting http://www.southwest.com and accessing their Rapid Rewards
account page via MySouthwest. Southwest cannot accept one-way credits. Members
will be required to complete and submit a donation form for each Award
contributed. Southwest Rapid Rewards Members can donate their Awards until Oct.
15, 2005.
"We've had an overwhelming response
from Customers wanting to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina," said
Colleen Barrett, Southwest Airlines President. "We've been feverishly working on
a process that allows our Customers to donate their Rapid Rewards Awards to
those in need."
Southwest Airlines has
established a "flight bank" that is dedicated to assisting those displaced by
Hurricane Katrina and needing transportation to reunite with family or to
relocate. The donated Awards also will be used to assist those involved with
Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Southwest will be distributing the donated
tickets at Evacuee locations throughout Texas. The airline is working with the
Red Cross to identify locations that house those affected by Hurricane Katrina
and to recognize those who have been diligently working on relief efforts.
Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest
carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 60 cities in
31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,000 flights
a day and has 31,000+ Employees systemwide.
http://www.southwest.com
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