Original URL: https://www.theregister.com/2003/03/11/fly_egyptair_and_earn/
Fly Egyptair and earn a place in paradise
Airline flogs loyalty points scheme - Shariaa style
Posted in Bootnotes, 11th March 2003 10:10 GMT
Globetrotting Reg readers who are looking for a bit more from their airline's frequent flyer programme might be interested in a new initiative from Egyptair.
It appears that the company has eschewed the bog-standard free flight/first-class lounge approach and instead targeted the hardline Shariaa market:
We'll be keeping a close eye on this business strategy with a view to offering our own incentives to the exceptionally pious: Collect ten Torquemada Tokens and win exemption from purgatory? Over to the Vulture Central marketing tentacle... ®
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Thanks to reader Mat Ellis who spotted this delicious typo.