OREANDA-NEWS. In July 2007 UTair (UTair Aviation, JSC) and Bank of Khanty-Mansiysk have launched a joint product, a co-branding card STATUS - Bank of Khanty-Mansiysk for members of the STATUS-Family program. As reported earlier, the two companies presented the STATUS - Bank of Khanty-Mansiysk card for individual program members last December .

Members of the STATUS-Family program are now entitled to keep money on their accounts, shop both in retail chains and online, as well as enjoy preferential rates under the bank’s discount programs with its partners, alongside the accumulation of the program points. Additional STATUS points will be awarded to card owners for all transactions made with the STATUS - Bank of Khanty-Mansiysk card.

Launched in 2001, STATUS was one of the first programs to enhance customer loyalty in the Russian air services sector. The airline embarked upon the STATUS-Family program in January 2003, and since then, more than 140,000 passengers have joined, over 40,000 awards have been given away and over 820 flights have been made. The program's range of offers for members are constantly increasing.