Islamabad: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Serene Air (Pvt.) Limited to get discounted package for its members on domestic air travel.

Sheikh Amir Waheed, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and Khalid Bashir Anjum, Chief Commercial Operations of Serene Air (Pvt.) Limited signed the MoU at a ceremony held at Chamber House.

The Serene Air will provide 15% discount to ICCI Office Bearers and Executive Members and 10% corporate discount to ICCI members and their families on domestic air travel through its flights, a press release said here on Tuesday.

The discount package will be offered on production of valid ICCI membership card.

The Serene Air will also offer special privileges to ICCI members including protocol and fast track service at airport, guaranteed seat confirmation, free boarding of infants, special discount to children, pre-allocation of seats and in case of flight cancellation, guarantee to accommodate on next flight.

Speaking at the occasion, Sheikh Amir Waheed, President ICCI thanked Serene Air for offering attractive package to ICCI members and hoped that it would facilitate them in visiting major cities of the country to attend business meetings and explore new business opportunities.

He said cooperation of air lines with business community was important to promote economic activities and added that the special package of Serene Air was a right step in that direction.

He urged that ICCI members should take maximum benefit of these incentives for exploring new possibilities of strengthening business linkages with domestic counterparts.

Khalid Bashir Anjum, Chief Commercial Operations, Serene Air (Pvt.) Limited said that purpose of offering discounts in air travel to ICCI members was to facilitate them in business promotion and hoped that they would fully exploit these incentives for expanding their business ventures.

Muhammad Naveed Senior Vice President and Nisar Mirza Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry assured that Chamber would fully cooperate with Serene Air in promoting its business interests.-APP