Airline provides a critical lifeline to patients seeking medical care by donating 13,000 tickets for round trip air travel

DALLAS, Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is celebrating 17 years of partnering with nonprofit hospitals and medical transportation organizations to provide round trip air travel for patients and caregivers who are unable to access care in moments when they need it most. The Southwest Airlines Medical Transportation Grant Program aims to ease the financial burden on patients and their families by helping to make healthcare needs accessible and connecting patients to the life-saving care they need with free transportation to medical facilities nationwide.