22. March 2022
FlixBus provides humanitarian aid for Ukraine
+ More than 20,000 refugees brought to destinations across Europe
+ FlixBuses have so far transported around 20 tons of relief supplies to people in need
+ ” We stand ready to support the governments in their efforts to provide safe transport to refugees,” says Daniel Krauss, CIO at FlixMobility
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Munich, March 14th, 2022 – FlixBus and its bus partners have been providing humanitarian aid since the attack on Ukraine. In addition to offering more connections and free rides for refugees, FlixBus also transports relief supplies for people in need. The green long-distance bus provider is urging politicians to include FlixBus in the planning for government-organized relief rides in order to work together to help refugees.
Uncomplicated and immediate help
FlixBus its employees and partners have been working continuously for Ukraine since February 25th. In total, FlixBus has already brought more than 20,000 refugees to destinations all over Europe – including Poland, Romania, and Germany. Within a few hours, the company offered additional connections from the Polish-Ukrainian and Romanian-Ukrainian borders, which are still in use today. For refugees from Przemyśl and Rzeszów in Poland and from Suceava and Tulcea in Romania, FlixBus offers free rides, which were collected through an employee initiative and doubled by the management. In the meantime, 6,500 free rides for refugees have been collected. In addition, private individuals, companies, aid organizations and the embassies of various countries have supported FlixBus in transporting relief supplies and refugees.
” We stand ready to support the governments in their efforts to provide safe transport to refugees,” says Daniel Krauss, CIO at FlixMobility. “With our large network and our hundreds of bus partners, we are able to mobilize up to 1,000 buses that can take people to places with enough housing.”
No empty ride – FlixBus transports relief supplies
FlixBus also transports relief supplies to the people in need. Together with its partners, the company has delivered a total of 20 tons of relief goods to and across the Ukrainian border. The green buses bring urgently needed goods as well as medicine, baby food, water and groceries to those who have been waiting there for days. “I am particularly proud of our team in these times. Whether it is the initiative to donate free tickets, to actively help on site or to collect relief supplies in our offices: Our team is showing full commitment,” says Daniel Krauss.
About Flix
Flix intends to transform the public transport sector by offering sustainable and affordable long-distance bus- and train travel solutions in more than 40 countries across four continents. With its asset-light business model and innovative technology platform, Flix, launched in 2013 swiftly established a market-leading position for long-distance bus travel in Europe, North America and Türkiye and is rapidly expanding further into South America and India through its brands FlixBus, FlixTrain, Kamil Koç, and Greyhound.
Driven by increased awareness for sustainable travel, Flix aims to become carbon neutral in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. To assess its progress within a scientifically recognized framework, Flix established near-term targets for emissions reduction with the Science Based Targets initiative.
While Flix manages the commercial side of the business such as network planning, pricing, operations control, marketing and sales, quality management and continuous product development with a data-driven approach, trusted Flix partners conduct the daily operations. The innovative combination of Flix’s technology and sales platform with traditional passenger travel has turned a European start-up into a leading and globally expanding travel tech company.
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