Yandex Taxi will make trips during mass evacuations free from March 27

Services of the Yandex Taxi service (MOEX: YNDX) will be free during mass evacuations. In such cases, trips will be paid for by the company itself; there will be no damage to the drivers’ earnings. To determine the evacuation zone and time, Yandex will cooperate with city authorities. The cost of trips in such cases will be returned to the ordering card within three days. If the trip was paid for in cash, then its cost will be refunded using promotional codes. This was reported by the Yandex press service.

“The service will, in cooperation with city authorities, determine evacuation zones and times and automatically refund money to anyone who used a taxi to leave a dangerous area,” the message says (quoted from RBC). The company added that mass evacuation does not only mean an official announcement by the authorities. This definition also includes situations when a person urgently needs to leave a dangerous place.

On the day of the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, March 22, Yandex Taxi did All travel from the incident area is free. Later the Yandex Poster service reported about the refund of all those who bought tickets for the concert of the Picnic group at Crocus, before which the terrorist attack took place. Sberbank promised resolve the issue of loans to those injured and killed in the terrorist attack. The Central Bank recommended that creditors write off the debts of the borrowers who died at Crocus.

According to the latest data, 143 people were killed in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall. About how companies and banks help the victims and families of the victims – in material “Ъ”.

Evgeny Belousov