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SIA
customers can now book Grab rides through Singapore Air mobile app
● Members
can convert GrabRewards points to KrisFlyer miles from October
Singapore
Airlines (SIA)
and Grab today announced a
partnership to provide customers with more seamless
travel experiences. SIA and Grab will integrate their mobile apps to offer
enhanced convenience to customers when travelling to the airport in six
countries across Southeast Asia, including Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. This marks the
coming together of the world's most awarded airline and Southeast Asia's
leading ride-hailing and payments platform.
Starting
today, SIA customers can book Grab rides through the SingaporeAir mobile app.
Customers using the app will see an option to book a Grab ride to the airport
seven days before their scheduled flight. Selecting this option will direct
customers to the Grab app, where they can choose to order a Grab ride to the
airport on-demand or in advance.The airport will be automatically listed as the
destination, so the user simply fills in the pick-up point and desired time.
Members of SIA’s KrisFlyer and Grab’s GrabRewardsprogrammes will enjoy additional benefits under the new
partnership. GrabRewards membershave the
flexibility to convert their GrabRewards points into KrisFlyer miles.
Customers
also stand a chance to win a pair of
Economy Class tickets to The Maldives in a contest. To take part, customers
simply have to enter the code‘GRABSQ’
in the promo field in the Grab app booking screen for every Grab ride they take
between 11 October and 11 November 2017.
The customer with the most Grab rides booked during this period will win.
“We are
thrilled to bring more convenience to our customers on the ground and in the
air through our new partnership with Grab, while also offering KrisFlyer and
GrabRewards members the opportunity to convert points to miles and redeem them
for award flights or flight upgrades. We are constantly seeking to enhance our
SingaporeAir mobile app and KrisFlyerprogramme to ensure that we provide more
benefits to our customers,” said SIA
Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Mr Campbell Wilson.
Commenting on the partnership, Mr Jason Thompson, Head of GrabPay said: “Grab is honoured to serve
as Singapore Airlines’ land transport partner in Southeast Asia. We have a
shared commitment to innovation and delivering safe and
high-quality travel experiences to passengers. At the same time, we are
constantly making the Grab platform more rewarding for our customers. With
GrabRewards, a dollar spent on Grab is more valuable than a dollar spent in
cash. By integrating Grab’s and SIA’s loyalty programmes, customers can look
forward to using their points when they plan for their next holiday. This
partnership is a significant recognition by one of the most prestigious
airlines in the world and I’m incredibly excited about what we’re going to
achieve together.”
Grab today
is in more than 100 cities across seven countries including Singapore,
Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. Singapore
Airlines operates services to over 60 destinations in more than 30 countries on
five continents worldwide.
About
Singapore Airlines
The Singapore Airlines Group’s
history dates back to 1947 with the maiden flight of Malayan Airways Limited.
The airline was later renamed Malaysian Airways Limited and then
Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA). In 1972, MSA split into Singapore Airlines
(SIA) and Malaysian Airline System. Initially operating a modest fleet of 10
aircraft to 22 cities in 18 countries, SIA has since grown to be a world-class
international airline group.
Singapore Airlines is committed to
the constant enhancement of the three main pillars of its brand promise:
Service Excellence, Product Leadership and Network Connectivity. The SIA Group
fleet and network are also expanding in support of the development of its
portfolio strategy, in which it has investments in both full-service and
low-cost airline operations. This portfolio of airlines serving short-,
medium-, and long-haul markets gives the SIA Group more flexibility and
nimbleness, with the right vehicles to serve the right markets.
In May 2017, Stockholm became the
second Scandinavian city in Singapore Airlines’ route network, while SIA’s
subsidiary airlines also have plans for growth in their key markets.
About
Grab
Grab
is Southeast Asia's leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments
platform. Grab solves critical transportation challenges to make transport
freedom a reality for 620 million people in Southeast Asia. Grab's core product
platform includes transport solutions for drivers and passengers with an
emphasis on convenience, safety and reliability, as well as its proprietary
mobile payments platform, GrabPay, which is increasing access to mobile payment
solutions for millions of Grab riders and drivers across Southeast Asia and
deepening financial inclusion in the region. Grab currently offers services in
seven countries across Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand,
Vietnam and Myanmar. For more information, please visit: http://www.grab.com.