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China Eastern Launches UATP Program
SHANGHAI, June 18 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Program Offers Corporate Clients Superior Information
Management and Security
China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd., (Shanghai), announced today the launch of its
prestigious UATP-based business travel program, offering Chinese corporations China
Eastern Airline's UATP accounts for global air travel spend. To meet customer demands,
China Eastern Airlines chose to become a UATP account provider and expand its corporate
market share.
"Within the new strategic structure, China Eastern Airlines is trying to
become a customer oriented airline. In the past year, China Eastern Airlines
has done in-depth analysis of different customer groups and integrated their
air travel requirements which resulted in creative products, such as Easy
Travel Card (E card)," said Mr. Ma Xulun, General Manager of China Eastern
Airlines. "Account E is an upgraded program related to corporate clients. The
product provides stronger and more comprehensive cost analysis support to
corporate clients with first hand data. The launching of the program shows
that China Eastern Airline's programs are in healthy development and
expanding."
"UATP is pleased to launch a program in China with such distinguished
companies as China Eastern Airlines and 99Bill. We look forward to seeing the
success of the program," Ralph Kaiser, president and CEO, UATP said. "UATP is
helping China Eastern Airlines expand its corporate program and build
customer loyalty to their brand; we will continue to work with China Eastern
Airlines for the future expansion of the program."
China Eastern Airlines UATP account holders will receive state-of-the-art
air travel activity through detailed informational reporting. China Eastern
Airlines will utilize 99Bill, the leading independent payment service
provider in China, to complete its comprehensive suite of secure, safe and
convenient payment solutions.
"As a strategic partner of China Eastern Airlines, 99Bill has been
committed to support the company's information construction through our
innovative payment service solutions. With the launch of 'Account E' service
that is designed for large enterprises, 99Bill, as the operator of the
platform, will provide a full suite of solutions for China Eastern Airlines.
We believe that enterprise customers will be the ultimate beneficiary from
the advanced travel management solutions, while China Eastern Airlines will
strengthen its advantage in large enterprise market," said Oliver Kwan, CEO
of 99Bill Corporation.
About UATP
UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business
travel worldwide by airlines, travel agencies and Amtrak(R). UATP accounts
are issued by: Air New Zealand (Pink Sheets: ANZFF), American Airlines (NYSE:
AMR), Austrian Airlines (Pink Sheets: AUALF), Continental Airlines (NYSE:
CAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd; GOL Linhas
Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4); Japan Airlines (Pink
Sheets: JALSQ), Qantas Airways, Ltd. (Pink Sheets: QUBSF), United Airlines
(Nasdaq: UAUA), and US Airways (NYSE: LCC). AirPlus International issues the
UATP-based Company Account for: British Airways (LSE: BAY.L), Continental
Airlines (NYSE: CAL), and Lufthansa German Airlines.
About China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited, Shanghai, was founded in
April 1995 and was listed at Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. and Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1997. It is one of the
three largest civil aviation transportation backbone enterprises in China and
grows out of China Eastern Airlines established in 1988. In February 2010,
the alliance and reorganization of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
and Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd. was completed and the latter became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the former. Besides, China Eastern administers 10
branches holds controlling shares of more than 10 companies such as China
Cargo Airlines Ltd. and Shanghai Eastern Logistics Co., Ltd.
By December 31, 2009, China Eastern owned more than 330 large and
middle-sized transport planes with air service to 151 destinations and had
over 600,000 employees.
About 99Bill
99Bill Corporation is the leading independent third-party payment service
provider in China, offering a comprehensive suit of secure, safe and
convenient electronic payment solutions to all kinds of enterprises and
individuals. With the widest range of product categories and user groups,
99Bill makes electronic payment available by Renminbi, foreign credit card,
China Mobile's pre-paid card, China Unicom's pre-paid card, Virtual POS, etc
Its services support a variety of terminals, including Internet, mobile phone
and POS, which could meet different demands from all enterprises and
individuals. By the end of April 2010, 99Bill has signed up a total of 62
million registered users and about 450,000 merchant partners. 99Bill's system
has been awarded a certificate for its first-class secure payment services by
China Information Security Testing Evaluation and Certification Center, and
is compliant with the internationally recognized Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Contact:
UATP Corporate Communications
Wendy L. Ward
wward@uatp.com
+1 202 626 4077
SOURCE: UATP
CONTACT: Wendy Ward
+1-202-626-4077
wward@uatp.com
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