Arlington, Va. and St. Louis, Mo., February 29, 2000 - MCI
WorldCom and Trans World Airlines have announced a new partnership that
will enable TWA frequent flyers to begin earning TWA Aviator® miles for
doing something they do everyday - communicate.
Effective immediately, new and existing MCI WorldCom customers have
the option to earn Aviator miles for communications services offered by
MCI WorldCom.
The new marketing partnership allows TWA frequent flyers to earn
miles towards their next award flights even faster by giving TWA's
Aviators program members five miles for each dollar spent on MCI
WorldCom's residential services (excluding taxes, credits and
surcharges). In addition, MCI WorldCom offers a special sign-up bonus
of 2,000 miles for new customers who enroll in the MCI
WorldCom/Aviators program.
The new program is made more valuable to consumers by the fact that
miles are posted directly to Aviator member's Portfolios. Each
month, MCI WorldCom automatically credits the customer's frequent
flyer account, eliminating the hassle of redeeming points or mailing in
statements.
"With MCI WorldCom and TWA, frequent flyers now have more ways
to earn miles without ever leaving the ground," said Michael
Sauer, vice president of partner marketing at MCI WorldCom. "This
partnership program rewards members of the Aviators program in two
ways: by delivering advanced communication products and services as
well as by offering the ability to earn Aviator miles for MCI WorldCom
services. By using MCI WorldCom, TWA's Aviators members can easily
accumulate miles in more ways than ever before."
Customers can enroll by calling 1-800-I-FLY-MCI (1-800-435-9624
(U.S.) or 712-943-6839 (overseas collect).
"We are very excited to establish a partnership with MCI
WorldCom that allows us to continue offering innovative ways to help
our frequent flyers accomplish their missions," said Don Casey,
TWA executive vice president, marketing. "Now, TWA - the number
one on-time ranked airline by the Department of Transportation for 1999
- extends the world of privileges of being an Aviators member to
include a generous sign-up bonus for using MCI WorldCom."
TWA flies approximately two million passengers per month on more
than 825 daily flights to 100 destinations (including seasonal service)
in North America, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. Frequent
Flyer magazine/J.D. Power and Associates recently ranked TWA the number
one airline in frequent traveler satisfaction for short flights,
meaning domestic flights of less than 500 miles, in 1999. TWA's web
site may be accessed at http://www.twa.com.
MCI WorldCom (NASDAQ: WCOM) is a global leader in
"all-distance" communications services with operations in
more than 65 countries. Revenues in 1999 were $37 billion, with more
than $15 billion from high-growth data, Internet and international
services. MCI WorldCom and Sprint have announced a merger agreement,
which the companies expect to close in the second half of 2000 after
regulatory and shareholder approvals. For more information go to
http://www.wcom.com.
