OREANDA-NEWS. July 29, 2015. UTair and Surgutneftegazbank have announced the launch of a new Master Card Gold debit card co-branded by the companies. The new joint product expands the range of available services for clients of both Surgutneftegazbank and UTair Aviation. The SNGB-STATUS MasterCardGold debit card is sure to spark the interest of active plastic card users, travelers and businessmen frequently making business trips.

The SNGB-STATUS card allows its users not only to purchase goods and services, but also to collect and use bonus miles of one of Russia's best frequent flyer programs – UTair's STATUS, program.

Card holders can spend the air miles on gifts for themselves and their families, including free UTair Aviation flights, ticket class upgrades and more rewards offered by more than 70 STATUS program partners, including hotels, taxi services, car rentals, insurance companies, cafes and restaurants.

UTair – Passenger Airlines President Oleg Semenov emphasized that UTair is constantly working on expanding the functionality and choices of co-branded STATUS frequent flyer program cards. “Cooperation with our long-time partner Surgutneftegazbank has produced a new card product which perfectly fits the lifestyle and interests of our passengers” said Mr Semenov.  “It is not only a convenient payment method, but also serves as a pass to a world of additional discounts and pleasant bonuses offered by UTair and its partners.”

 “The successful introduction of SNGB-STATUS credit cards in 2013 has demonstrated the great popularity of this product,” said Surgutneftegazbank Deputy Chairman Dmitry Chaplin. “Today, we present a new co-branded debit card. The cards are accepted all around the globe and are easy to use to make quick payments online. These cards are a convenient payment method – the SNGB-STATUS cards not only enable one-touch payment thanks to contactless technology, but also feature payment discounts.”

The SNGB-Status MasterCardGold bank card can be obtained at any Surgutneftegazbank office. The card offers its holders the following privileges:

-       1,600 welcome miles
-       1 bonus mile for every 30 rubles spent
-       easy payments anywhere around the globe
-       contactless technology for one-touch payments
-       saving while paying: unique offers and discounted prices from MasterCard partners (more details at www.mastercard.com)
-       enhanced online payment security guaranteed by PCI DSS® international payment card data security standard and MasterCard SecureCode® certified security protocol
-       24/7 client support at 8-800-200-88-04 and +7 (3462) 39-88-04

For further information about the SNGB-STATUS MasterCardGold debit card, terms, dates, amount of welcoming miles and how to collect them visit www.utair.ru.