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Angel Flight New England

Free Medical Flights · About this organization

What you get

Help with potential commercial-airline travel arranged by the organization and volunteer-pilot flight.

How to start

Fill in the flight request information.

Good to know

  • Flights are not promised.
  • You must be medically stable and mobile enough for the aircraft.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Angel Flight New England arranges free air transportation for patients who need to reach medical treatment and cannot reasonably bear repeated travel costs. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL may qualify after the appointment is scheduled if the child is medically stable, can sit upright and use a standard seatbelt, and can board a small aircraft with limited assistance. The family contacts the mission team, completes the flight request and medical release, and waits for travel coordination subject to pilot or commercial-seat availability.

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What help you may get

Travel And Transportation

Free Medical Flights — travel and transportation

Angel Flight New England arranges free air transportation for patients who need to reach medical treatment and cannot reasonably bear repeated travel costs. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL may qualify after the appointment is scheduled if the child is medically stable, can sit upright and use a standard seatbelt, and can board a small aircraft with limited assistance. The family contacts the mission team, completes the flight request and medical release, and waits for travel coordination subject to pilot or commercial-seat availability.

Noncash help · As Needed

Can cover

  • Potential commercial-airline travel arranged by the organization
  • Volunteer-pilot flight

Does not cover

  • Emergency air ambulance service
  • Guaranteed pilot or seat availability
  • Medical care during flight
  • Approved medical travel is provided without charge.
  • The organization supports patients throughout the health journey, subject to continuing eligibility and availability.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves children with cancer or children with serious medical conditions that include cancer; pediatric B-ALL is within that scope.

Age

Age 0 to no published upper limit, measured at service date.

  • The program serves children and adults.

Treatment status

Active Treatment

  • A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.

Financial need is required.

  • No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
  • The organization describes helping patients who cannot afford frequent travel; no numeric income threshold is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: New England and coordinated routes to medical centers outside the region.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

Who can start: Caregiver, Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian, Patient

  1. Complete the flight request information.
  2. Confirm the medical appointment and contact Angel Flight New England.
  3. Coordinate itinerary details and maintain a backup travel plan.
  4. Obtain and return the medical release from the physician or social worker.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

  • Appointment information
  • Baggage and mobility details
  • Medical release
  • Passenger and companion information
  • The mission team coordinates volunteer or commercial travel after qualification.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceFund Dependent
Application windowNot Applicable
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • The official patient pathway was active; flight fulfillment remains subject to volunteer and travel availability.
  • Apply as soon as possible after the medical appointment is confirmed.
  • The organization asks for as much advance notice as possible and may attempt short-notice requests.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Flights are not guaranteed.
  • Small aircraft have limited seating, baggage capacity, and no lavatory.
  • The patient must be medically stable and mobile enough for the aircraft.
  • What precise geographic boundaries, financial-screening method, and companion limits currently apply?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program