Cimber Air Expands Corporate Sales With UATP

WASHINGTON, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Denmark-based Cimber Air is the latest Scandinavian airline to join UATP's Merchant base. Cimber Air now accepts all UATP cards, issued by 15 airlines and accepted by over 200 airlines worldwide. Cimber Air also holds strategic partnerships with UATP Issuers Lufthansa (AirPlus) and Scandinavian Airlines Systems.

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"Being a UATP Merchant enables Cimber Air to be more competitive in the corporate travel sector, as well as lowering our distribution costs through low merchant service fees," said Lone Koch, Manager Business Systems. "UATP is helping Cimber Air to reach its strategic goals of growing our corporate travel sector and market share across the region."

Cimber Air began operations in 1950 and is a 100% family-owned business. Service and flights have significantly been increasing and expanding to accommodate corporate travelers with service including destinations such as Oslo, Stockholm, Munich, Brussels, from Billund, four Danish domestic services and international flights to Basle, Wroclaw, Bucharest and Copenhagen.

Cimber offers unique travel packages such as the FlyCAR program where you fly with Cimber Air to your destination and at the airport a car will be waiting for you. The package includes a roundtrip flight and a 24-hour car rental (Group B) which includes free mileage, the first tank of petrol and full insurance.

"Airlines continue to respond to corporate travelers' needs for the acceptance of UATP as well as the desire to lower credit card costs and eliminate foreign exchange fees," said Ralph Kaiser, president and CEO, UATP. "The UATP merchant base continues to grow because airlines, such as Cimber, are responding the need to be more competitive by accepting UATP."

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UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel by more than 200 airlines worldwide. UATP accounts are issued by these airlines: Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, American Airlines , Austrian Airlines, Continental Airlines , Delta Air Lines , Japan Airlines , Qantas Airways, Ltd., Scandinavian Airlines System, United Airlines (BULLETIN BOARD: UALAQ) , US Airways (UAIRQ.OB), and VARIG Brazilian Airlines. AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for: British Airways , Lufthansa German Airlines, Northwest Airlines , Continental Airlines .

CONTACT: Wendy L. Ward of UATP, +1-202-626-4077 or wward@uatp.com.