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Flying the Friendly Skies One Installment Payment at a Time
Flying the Friendly Skies One Installment Payment at a Time
February 18, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, and fly the friendly skies — but pay over time. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) options are finding wide berth across any number...

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BNPL Firm Uplift Teams With Southwest Airlines on Hawaiian Travel
BNPL Firm Uplift Teams With Southwest Airlines on Hawaiian Travel
January 18, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Uplift, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution, is expanding a partnership with Southwest Airlines to offer payment options for travel to Hawaii, according to...

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Airline Chiefs Answer for Flight Disruptions, Refund Policies During Senate Hearing
Airline Chiefs Answer for Flight Disruptions, Refund Policies During Senate Hearing
December 16, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Airline executives faced the Senate on Wednesday (Dec. 15) on issues surrounding travel recovery and the effect of aid, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes. ...

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Senate Committee Hearing Puts Airline Chiefs in Hot Seat Over Cancellations, Staffing Shortages
Senate Committee Hearing Puts Airline Chiefs in Hot Seat Over Cancellations, Staffing Shortages
December 14, 2021  |  Economy

CEOs for the airlines American, United and Southwest are slated to come before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Wednesday (Dec. 15), Seeking...

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Airlines Are Pushing Back To Profitability, But B2B Travel’s Recovery Is Far From Certain
Airlines Are Pushing Back To Profitability, But B2B Travel’s Recovery Is Far From Certain
July 22, 2021  |  Earnings

After a solid year and a half of continually mounting losses, the major airlines reporting earnings this week are finally showing signs of a profitable...

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Southwest, American Predict Travel’s Tricky Road To Recovery
Southwest, American Predict Travel’s Tricky Road To Recovery
April 25, 2021  |  Travel Payments

After almost a year of a steady drumbeat of disastrous results out of the industry as a whole, airlines are starting to show up with...

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Southwest Airlines Now Offers Uplift’s BNPL Services
Southwest Airlines Now Offers Uplift’s BNPL Services
April 23, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Uplift has formed a new partnership with Southwest Airlines, a move that the company says will allow customers...

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US Airlines Say Bookings Are Slightly Up, Cancellations Subsiding
US Airlines Say Bookings Are Slightly Up, Cancellations Subsiding
May 19, 2020  |  Retail

The airline industry could be showing some signs of life as the airlines report slower ticket cancellations and more bookings on some routes. But the...

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US Airlines Extend Business Loyalty Programs
US Airlines Extend Business Loyalty Programs
April 06, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Frequent flyers have nothing to worry about when it comes to the industry’s loyalty programs, according to Reuters. U.S. airlines are extending benefits and member...

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