Standard Chartered and SriLankan Airlines FlySmiLes to ‘Double Up’

Standard Chartered and SriLankan Airlines signed an exclusive partnership at a gala launch held at the Cinnamon Grand’s plush Oak Room on 3 April, to introduce the ‘Double Up’ Platinum Card from Standard Chartered Bank.

The ‘Double Up’ SriLankan Airlines Standard Chartered Platinum Card, the only one of its kind, offers cardholders twice the benefits. Doubled privileges include two complimentary air tickets and two FlySmiLes miles for every Rs. 100 spent overseas, allowing a truly memorable travel experience for SriLankan Airlines Standard Chartered ‘Double Up’ Platinum cardholders.

Standard Chartered CEO Anirvan Ghosh Dastidar, commenting on the partnership, said: “We are indeed extremely happy to strengthen our relationship with the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines and can offer invaluable travel benefits to our cardholders. We are delighted to serve our customers with the very best the market has to offer and the Standard Chartered ‘Double Up’ Platinum Card is an excellent product for business travellers and frequent travellers. We look forward to building on this platform with SriLankan Airlines.”

Standard Chartered Head of Consumer Banking Sanjay Wijemanne, commenting on the new product, said: “The SriLankan Airlines Standard Chartered Platinum Card provides access to a host of attractive benefits including a complimentary second air ticket with every approved primary card, a complimentary second air ticket on the anniversary of every year or upon reaching a minimum spend of Rs. 350,000, one FlySmiLes mile for every Rs. 100 spent locally, two FlySmiLes miles for every Rs. 100 spent overseas, and up to 5,000 bonus miles on balance transfers. We are extremely pleased to offer these and other benefits to cardholders.”

SriLankan Airlines Head of Commercial Operations Mohamed Fazeel, speaking at the launch, said: “The launch of SriLankan Airlines Standard Chartered Platinum co-branded credit card will usher in a new paradigm in air travel with unparalleled benefits and recognition enjoyed by cardholders each time they fly with us. The more they travel with SriLankan, the greater the benefits and rewards the card holders will reap, making air travel an ever-enriching experience.”

The ‘Double Up’ SriLankan Airlines Standard Chartered Platinum Card also provides automatic FlySmiLes Silver Tier benefits such as lounge access, excess baggage allowance of 12 kilograms, priority check-in and much more.

Cardholders can also enjoy free overseas travel insurance up to US$ 250,000, free international concierge services, zero surcharge on air tickets through partner agents, 2,000 FlySmiLes miles on signing up online, up to 75% off at more than 65,000 hotels worldwide and over 50 enticing deals at dining, travel, shopping and other select outlets island-wide.  The SriLankan Airlines Standard Chartered Platinum Card is the new standard of exclusivity and style. For more details about the card, the bank’s client service group hotline 2480480 is accessible 24 hours a day, or customers can look for more information on www.standardchartered.com/lk.