JetPrivilege adds Vietnam Airlines as its 24th frequent flyer partner

JetPrivilege members will be able to earn and redeem JPMiles on all eligible Vietnam Airlines flights.

Mumbai June 15, 2015: JetPrivilege, the award-winning frequent flyer programme of Jet Airways, and Vietnam Airlines, have entered into a reciprocal frequent flyer partnership, effective May 15, 2015.

The JetPrivilege and Golden Lotus Plus frequent flyer partnership will provide enhanced connectivity for JetPrivilege Members with the opportunity to earn and redeem JPMiles across Vietnam Airlines' network on destinations like Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Phnom Penh, Hanoi via Bangkok / Singapore. Similarly members of Vietnam Airlines' Golden Lotus Plus programme can also earn and redeem their miles across Jet Airways’ network.

Raj Sivakumar, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, said: “Vietnam is a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and our strategic partnership with Vietnam Airlines enables us to offer our guests improved access to popular destinations in Vietnam. Similarly, Jet Airways robust network across India and beyond, will give Golden Lotus Plus members multiple travel options and at the same time a very rewarding frequent flyer product experience. We are committed to maximize the opportunities offered by our combined network in order to bring the most convenience to our valued flyers and JetPrivilege members”.

Manish Dureja, Managing Director, JetPrivilege, said, “We are delighted to partner with Vietnam Airlines. We have constantly endeavored to offer our JetPrivilege members a wholesome flying experience across the globe. Our frequent flyer partnership with Vietnam Airlines enables us to expand this experience in the Asean region. Our members will benefit from having access to even more award flights across Vietnam Airlines’ network, and simultaneously earning JPMiles as they fly Vietnam Airlines. As we strengthen our alliance partnership with Vietnam Airlines, we will continue to look for opportunities to leverage their network and provide high value benefits to all our members” .

About Jet Airways

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 116 aircraft, which include a mix of state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300 ERs/Airbus A330-200/300 aircraft, Next Generation Boeing 737s and ATR 72-500/600s, and has one of the youngest fleet in the region with an average of 6.01 years. Flights to 73 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Colombo, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuwait, London (Heathrow), Muscat, New York (Newark), Paris, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and Toronto.

Jet Airways is a member airline of Etihad Airways Partners

About Jet Privilege Private Ltd

Jet Privilege Private Limited is a specialized loyalty and rewards management company, a joint venture between Jet Airways and Etihad Airways, established to develop, manage, operate and market JetPrivilege – an internationally acclaimed, award winning loyalty and rewards programme.

JetPrivilege, the proud recipient of the prestigious Freddie Award in 2013 and ‘Best Loyalty Program in Service Sector’ in the 7th Loyalty Summit Awards in 2014, continues to be the Frequent Flyer programme of Jet Airways, offering exclusive privileges to members when they travel on Jet Airways and any of its partner airlines. The programme offers the unique benefit of accelerating JPMiles accumulation through use of co-branded credit and debit cards, book & stay across domestic and international hotel partners, and carry out transactions with any of the 150+ programme partners from different industries like retail, telecom, lifestyle, dining, entertainment to name a few. JPMiles can be redeemed for Award Flights to over 1000 destinations across the world.

About Vietnam Airlines

As the national flag carrier of Vietnam, headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines operates 96 routes to 21 domestic and 29 international destinations with more than 300 daily flights. Operating the young fleet of 82 modern aircraft mainly including Boeing 777, Airbus A330, A321, the airline expects to further expand its fleet with new and modern aircraft as Airbus A350XWB, Boeing 787-9. Vietnam Airlines became official member of SkyTeam Alliance on June 10th, 2010 and also the first representative of the alliance in South East Asia region www.vietnamairlines.com.