As was posted in the news on January 31, 2017, Carmel Car and Limousine Service announced that they are offering free rides from JFK International Airport for any Visa and Green Card holders released after being detained following President’s Trump’s executive order on immigration.. The order bans Visa and Green Card holders from seven countries, including Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Iran, Iraq and Syria from entering the United States for 90 days. Dr. Avik Kabessa, the CEO of Carmel said “While we fully respect the office of the President, our goal is to relieve the stress innocent Visa and Green Card holders are currently experiencing under the temporary ban,” said Avik Kabessa, CEO of Carmel.. “Many of our devoted and loyal affiliated drivers come from and have families in the same seven countries.. We feel it is our civic duty to do all we can to ease the pain of innocent bystanders suffering from the fight on terror,” Kabessa adds..Families of these who have been detained and are released can call Carmel’s dedicated relief line 1-212-666-6666 to arrange for a free ride from JFK to where they need to go to.
This was not a PR stunt by Carmel. It was purely a humanitarian effort to help others. Uber tried to capitalize on the suffering of others. Lyft then pulled a PR stunt to capitalize on Uber’s missteps. Carmel simply wanted to help others. In todays day in age, when most companies are looking to kill off the competition, Carmel is still the best of the best. There are more important things in life than money. There are more important things in business than being the most popular. Sometimes you simply have the need and desire to help others. What other company in New York City has put the interests of others ahead of its own profits. Bravo Carmel. Bravo.