Dubai: HSBC and Etihad Airways, in association with MasterCard Worldwide, yesterday launched their first co-branded airline card 'HSBC Etihad Guest MasterCard Card'.

This card will be accepted across the MasterCard global network with 24 million acceptance locations around the world, which include more than 1 million ATM locations worldwide.

The card is the only co-branded credit card with Eithad within the region. It includes three card variants based on income variables: the HSBC Etihad Guest Classic Card, the HSBC Etihad Guest Privilege Card and the HSBC Etihad Guest Exclusive Card. The cards offer customers free and immediate enrollment into the airline's loyalty and miles reward programme, Etihad Guest.

The card allows users to earn Etihad Guest Miles on all purchases anywhere in the world. It will offer from two Etihad Guest Miles for every $3 spent on purchase transactions to one Etihad Guest Mile for every $1 spent on purchase transactions, depending on the type of card.