Miracle Flights exceeds its medical flights record

Miracle Flights, which is based in Las Vegas, US, has reported a record 8,299 free medical flights performed in its fiscal year ending 30 April 2018, which is an increase from last year's record of 8,226 flights.

The organisation provides free commercial air transportation to critically ill children and adults who require specialised, distant medical care. It has provided a total of 116,569 free medical flights –covering more than 65 million miles – since its inception in 1985, providing patients with complex conditions with access to life-changing medical treatments and valuable second opinions from doctors and specialists far from home.

“We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the incredible partners and individuals who have made it possible for Miracle Flights to continue its mission over the past 33 years,” said Miracle Flights CEO Mark E. Brown. “Their generosity allows us to provide support that goes beyond plane tickets. With every flight, we're giving hope to a family who thought they had none – who believed that because they couldn't afford a flight, or several flights, their child didn't have a chance to live a better quality of life. Miracle Flights aims to change that narrative.”