As part of a bid to boost awareness of its daily Dubai flights, SriLankan Airlines is offering bonus miles to Kuwait-based members of its Skywards frequent flyer programme. This promotion offers double Miles in Economy Class and triple Miles in Business Class for travel on this route between September 15th and November 30th 2005.
The Sri Lankan carrier offers convenient timings on its daily service, departing Kuwait at 1910 and arriving Dubai at 2145. The return leg is scheduled for departure from Dubai at 1725 with arrival in Kuwait at 1800. From October 30, flight timings will change slightly: the flight departs Kuwait at 1920 and arrives in Dubai at 2205. The return flight leaves Dubai at 1715 and arrives in Kuwait at 1805.
Skywards members must register for this offer and quote their Skywards membership number at the time of reservation and check in. Members can book their tickets by contacting SriLankan on 2424444 or their preferred travel agent.
Skywards – the frequent flyer programme of Emirates and SriLankan Airlines is one of the world’s leading programmes and since its launch in 2000 has grown to more than 1.4 million members across 200 countries.
Members earn Skywards Miles every time they fly with SriLankan, Emirates and their partner airlines: or use one of their hotel, car rental, financial or leisure and lifestyle partners. Members enjoy rewards and special privileges which include free flights, upgrades, guaranteed seat reservations, priority check-in, excess baggage facility and many more….
According to SriLankan’s Manager Skywards Ranjit De Silva, “Convenient flight timings plus Skywards rewards is a winning combination for travellers on the busy route between Kuwait and Dubai. While SriLankan is the prime carrier to Colombo, we also offer several intra-Gulf routes such as Kuwait-Dubai, and these flights are a useful alternative for regular travellers.”
Editors’ notes
With three tiers of membership – Blue, Silver and Gold - members can enjoy more privileges the higher their membership tier. Tier miles are accumulated whenever they fly with SriLankan and Emirates. Privileges include wait-list priority for all tiers, with priority check-in and airport lounge access for Gold and Silver members.
In April, Skywards took top honours in New York at InsideFlyer magazine's 17th Annual Freddie Awards, the 'Oscars' of customer loyalty programmes.
Skywards received "Freddies" for "Best Member Communications" and "Best Web Site" in the Asia Pacific region, plus the coveted title of "Programme of the Year" which honours performance across the full spectrum of services provided by a frequent flyer programme. Skywards has been winning awards every year since inception five short years ago, and currently has 13 awards to its credit.
In July 2004, Skywards celebrated its millionth Skywards member by donating one million Miles each to the charities CARE, UNICEF and Beit Al Khair. Members also contributed an additional 12.5 million Miles.
But before the year's end, members again gave their support when disaster struck the shores of Asia during the December Tsunami, answering Skywards' appeal for relief support with an outstanding donation of another 12 million Miles.
Skywards' website - www.skywards.com - is designed to allow members to manage almost all aspects of their membership online. The web provides an exciting, interactive online service packed with personalised features, news and special offers.
Skywards also has a club for its younger travellers that has proven to be as much fun on the ground and on the web as in the air! Skysurfers, for customers aged up to 16 years, is tailored to their preferences and interests and can be accessed on the web at www.skysurfers.com.
SriLankan Airlines
SriLankan Airlines was created in April 1998 when Air Lanka, was privatised following the establishment of a strategic partnership with Dubai-based Emirates Airline. The agreement saw Emirates take a 40 per cent shareholding in the company and undertake a 10-year management agreement, during which time SriLankan has been established as southern Asia’s preferred international carrier.
Following its transformation, SriLankan has won a string of international aviation awards including Best Airline in Central Asia from UK’s Skytrax Research for four years in a row, (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), underlining its new reputation as a world-class carrier.
In 2003, SriLankan was voted as having the friendliest cabin crew by Skytrax, and also won the award for Best In-flight Entertainment (for a fleet size of 20 or less) at the annual World Airline Entertainment Association’s Avion awards in the USA.
Meanwhile, the airline’s sky taxi service has revolutionised domestic air travel in Sri Lanka, offering transfers between the airport and Colombo and Kandy, Koggala, Bentota, Trincomalee, Anuradhapura and Hingurakgoda – flight times from Bandaranaika International Airport are just 30 minutes to each town except for Trincomalee, which is a 45-minute transfer. The network incorporates most major tourist sites, from the beach resorts on the west coast around Bentota and Galle (Koggala), as well as Polonnaruwa (Hingurakgoda), Anuradhapura, Kandy and Trincomalee.
