British Airways on Wednesday announced a reward for loyal customers who are cardholders of the United Bank for Africa Plc in a six-month promo beginning in November 2019.
As part of the promo, according to a statement, customers will enjoy significant discounts of between 10% and 15% on any British Airways ticket purchased during the campaign using their UBA cards. The ticket fares is exclusive of taxes as is applicable to purchases of all goods and services.
The collaboration, the statement noted, is aimed at increasing customer experience and satisfaction for both UBA Cardholders and customers of British Airways.
Commenting, General Manager, Corporate Bank, UBA Directorate, Muyiwa Akinyemi, expressed delight at the collaboration, noting that the promo was carefully thought out to ensure that loyal customers of both institutions are duly rewarded while getting more value for their money.
He urged those without a UBA account, but desire to enjoy the juicy discount to procure a card instantly from any UBA branch nationwide.
According to him, “UBA is excited to collaborate with one of the foremost Airlines in the world to run a promotion aimed at rewarding our cardholders and premium customers who will enjoy discounted tickets and other ancillary benefits such as loyalty points on the British Airways Executive Club.”
As a customer-centric institution, he continued, UBA is always on the look-out for services and reward schemes that will ultimately benefit the customers, in line with its Customer 1st policy.
Akinyemi added that the bank has plans to partner with other airlines in the future to provide further opportunities for reducing the cost of travel for its customers.
“For now, we are partnering with a pre-eminent airline that offers class and distinction,” he stressed.
Also commenting, the Commercial Manager, British Airways, West Africa, Kola Olayinka, noted that the airline is pleased to partner with the bank due to its huge customer base and wide reach, adding that with the partnership, more customers will be able to enjoy the promo.
British Airways, he stressed, “is excited to partner with UBA, Africa’s Global Bank, to create a mind-blowing promotion aimed at raising awareness about this service to be rendered by both institutions.”
Continuing, Kola said, “In addition, the discounts provided by British Airways will reduce the cost of travel and encourage the Bank’s customers to make more foreign trips during the period and also reward their customers and staff as a way of giving them something very tangible.”