Operation Hero Miles permits airline passengers to donate unused frequent flier miles into accounts that the group then uses to provide free tickets to two categories of recipients: Patients at military and Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals use the tickets to visit their families and then return to the hospital for more care. Families and close friends of those injured troops also use the tickets to be by their bedsides and aid their recovery.
So far the program, begun in November 2003, has provided 5,800 airline tickets from over 275 million miles donated. Airlines that have participated in the program
* AirTran Airways
* Alaska Airlines
* American Airlines
* Continental Airlines
* Frontier Airlines
* Midwest Airlines
* Northwest Airlines
* United Airlines
* US Airways
If you or someone you know has a lot of frequent flier miles to share please let them know about Operation Hero Miles.
