Alaska Airlines goes cashless, charges ahead
Take off your shoes. Take off your belt. Unpack your laptop. Get cash to buy onboard drinks and food.
Alaska Airlines has removed at least one frustrating task that confronts all air travelers before boarding: Hunting for cash to buy drinks, food and other extras on a flight.
Starting Aug. 5, Alaska Airlines flight attendants will accept only major credit cards for onboard goodies. The flight attendants, who will be packing hand-held charging devices from Toronto-based GuestLogix Inc., will accept no cash.
What can you buy on board? For $5 you can get a “Picnic Pack” that includes crackers, cheese and salami or a “premium beverage,” such as beer, wine or vodka. Such drinks are complimentary for first-class passengers.
Several other airlines, including Virgin America, Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue, have already switched to plastic for online purchases.
– Hugo MartÃn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
[Photo: Alaska Airlines]
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July 4th, 2008 at 1:04 am
What about people under 18 flying alone?
July 4th, 2008 at 3:03 am
I just double checked a dollar bill, and it still says “this note is legal tender for all debts, public and private.” I smell a class action lawsuit.
July 4th, 2008 at 7:01 am
That’s ridicious to charge passengers $5 for a snack. I can buy a snack at store for less than $5.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:06 am
The world has changed alot in the last 1oo years so just adapt to change, people. In other words, pack your lunch, bring a credit card, if you’re 18, sorry you can’t drink anyway and thank high oil prices for making airlines so financially sound.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Get a life all you out there that think this will not be the norm - add Midwest Airlines to that long list (doing this for about a year now)and I suspect all others will follow. No class action suits yet…spell oil…that says it all
July 7th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
How reliable are the handheld devisces?