
(Image courtesy American Airlines)
Individuals and organizations are doing what they can to help out with relief efforts for those affected by the catastrophic flooding in central Texas.
Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines is partnering with the American Red Cross, Airlink and Team Rubicon in relief efforts, assembling and sending care packages for responders and encouraging AAdvtange members to donate cash to the Red Cross by offering bonus AAdvantage miles.
Through July 18, AAdvantage members who donate a minimum of $25 to the Red Cross will receive 10 AAdvantage miles for every dollar donated.
Members can also donate AAdvantage miles through Miles for Social Good.
Below is a list of ways to donate airline frequent flier miles and/or cash to the Red Cross and to other organizations that offer relief efforts in various ways.
Donate frequent flier miles to the Red Cross and other groups
The Red Cross has a nice roundup page of partnerships and mileage donation pages for major airlines.
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Members can donate miles to a wide variety of organizations, including an Alaska Airlines disaster relief pool by signing into their mileage accounts and choosing the ‘donate miles’ link.
Delta Air Lines Sky Miles members can donate Sky Miles through the Delta SkyWish program.
JetBlue TrueBlue members can donate their TrueBlue points to organizations such as World Central Kitchen and The American Red Cross.
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards members can donate their points to organizations such as Airlink, the American Red Cross and Team Rubicon through the airline’s Points for a Purpose program.
United Airlines Mileage Plus members can donate miles to organizations such as Airlink and the American Red Cross starting at this page.