Remember Thunderbirds? Critical was the ability to get the rescue team to locations quickly. Now American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has partnered with humanitarian relief organisation Airlink to enable its first responders travel more quickly to disaster areas.

Perhaps not quite as fast as Thunderbird One, but with a lot more capacity and flights, Airlink will be able to provide more free transport for a vetted network of more than 200 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and charities around the world, assisting communities in the aftermath of disasters.

The new initiative will see Amex GBT deploying bespoke travel booking solutions and services for Airlink and its NGO partners, to streamline and speed up the complex process of getting rapid-response emergency relief workers to where they need to be.

The partnership will also see many of the NGO travel bookings managed by Amex GBT volunteers supporting. The partnership is expected to be operational in early 2024.

The new initiative builds upon Amex GBT’s existing partnerships with Miles4Migrants and Welcome.US, which to date have helped move more than 12,400 refugees and migrants from danger to safety.

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