PGL President honored for efforts to supply life-saving oxygen to India at the height of the pandemic

Raj Sobhani received the Ashok Mago Legacy Award for Distinguished Community Service at the US India Chamber of Commerce 2023 Annual Awards Banquet, held on Novemer 6, 2023 in Dallas with keynote speaker, Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

“If we can save even one life, it will be well worth it.”

This was the spirit behind the efforts of PGL teams at multiple airports including DFW, O’Hare, Newark Liberty, LAX and Atlanta who pulled together with baggage handlers and ramp operators at United Airlines and Southwest Airlines to partner with agents in India, delivering literally tons of Oxygen Concentrator machines worth millions of dollars to provide life-saving oxygen for regions of India that had no such equipment. Together with the heroic effort of brave medical professionals, hundreds of lives were saved.

“By far the most satisfying achievement of my 27 years in logistics.”

The US India Chamber of Commerce DFW Annual Awards Banquet is a signature business event in Dallas, serving as an opportunity to honor the achievements of prominent business leaders, industry leaders and community servants who’s contributions nurture humanitarian and business connections between the US and India.

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