Airline Tickets news and trends

Amazon India Now Sells Airline Tickets
Partnerships / Acquisitions // May 17, 2019

Amazon Pay in India, which already allows customers to do things like pay bills and borrow money, has added the ability to book airline tickets, according to reports. The eCommerce giant has partnered with local travel company Cleartrip to add the option. Customers will receive...

Amazon Pay Gets Its Alternative Wings
Digital Payments // November 29, 2018

Alternative Airlines, a website that allows customers to search for airline flights, and Amazon Pay, which allows people to pay using their Amazon payment information, have teamed up to provide a new payment option, according to a press release by the airline search company. Rather...

EU Probes Sabre, Amadeus Over Airline Ticket Prices
Travel Payments // November 25, 2018

The European Union has launched an inquiry into deals between players in the air travel industry that may have resulted in a slew of companies colluding to hike airline ticket prices consumers pay. The Financial Times, citing EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, reported the regulator...

Why Alt Payments Give Airlines And OTAs A Boost
B2B Payments // September 12, 2018

Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) is the oldest payments network in the world, 83 years and counting. However, unless one happens to work in a big company and have their travel booked through a managed travel department, chances are they’ve never heard of the network....

Interviews & Exclusives
Why Alt Payments Give Airlines And OTAs A Boost

September 12, 2018
Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) is the oldest payments network in the world, 83 years and counting. However, unless one happens to work in a big company and have their travel booked through a managed travel department, chances are they’ve never heard of the network. UATP is a B2B-based payments network, its payment rails handling […]

Quick Reads
Kayak Says 40% Increase in Flight Prices Stokes Demand for BNPL  

January 25, 2023
Kayak is hoping installment payments will lure travelers as flight prices soar. The travel website announced Wednesday (Jan. 25) that it was working with buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm to offer travelers payment flexibility amid a 40% year-over-year increase in the cost of plane tickets. Both companies noted in the news release that they haven’t […]

Amazon India Now Sells Airline Tickets

May 17, 2019
Amazon Pay in India, which already allows customers to do things like pay bills and borrow money, has added the ability to book airline tickets, according to reports. The eCommerce...

Amazon Pay Gets Its Alternative Wings

November 29, 2018
Alternative Airlines, a website that allows customers to search for airline flights, and Amazon Pay, which allows people to pay using their Amazon payment information, have teamed up to provide...

EU Probes Sabre, Amadeus Over Airline Ticket Prices

November 25, 2018
The European Union has launched an inquiry into deals between players in the air travel industry that may have resulted in a slew of companies colluding to hike airline ticket...