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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Malaysia Airlines Partners CIMB Bank to Offer Additional Online Payment Convenience via CIMB Clicks

Tuesday, 29 July 2008 . Petaling Jaya: Travelers booking Malaysia Airlines flights online now have the added convenience of making payments directly via CIMB Clicks, the internet banking portal of CIMB Bank. The service is now available at www.malaysiaairlines.com for customers registered with CIMB Clicks.

Peter England, Head of Retail Banking, CIMB Bank and Dato’ Bernard Francis, Senior General Manager of Network and Revenue Management, Malaysia Airlines officially launched the service today.

From L-R: Peter England, Head of Retail Banking, CIMB and Dato' Bernard Francis, Snr Gen Manager Network Revenue Management, Malaysia Airlines officially launching the CIMB Clicks online payment option.

"This is another innovative solution from CIMB Bank, this time to meet the needs of sophisticated travelers who book their flight tickets," said England. "CIMB Clicks is convenient and fast, and enables our customers to perform banking transactions in a secure and reliable environment. To date, we have over 250 bill payment facilities for our internet banking customers," he elaborated.

Payments made via CIMB Clicks are debited automatically from the customer’s savings or current account in real time. "There are also no interest charges or fees for this convenience, which is available anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," said England.

Francis said: "This is yet another seamless and flexible offering, which will ensure that our customers who do not have credit cards, will still be able to enjoy Malaysia Airlines’ attractive online offers. This payment facility is now available for all Malaysian Ringgit fare transactions.

"We are also exploring similar partnerships with other establishments. By simplifying our customers’ air travel transactions, we are sure that more customers will buy online as it is not only more cost effective, but it also means that travelers can view, select and purchase value-for-money deals from Malaysia Airlines from the comfort of their homes and workplace," he added.

The online payment facility via CIMB Clicks is simple and user-friendly. Once the flight booking has been confirmed at www.malaysiaairlines.com, the customer will be directed to the payment page, where they select CIMB Bank and the account for the payment to be debited.

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