Southwest Airlines says no to in-flight cash; September festivals; $20 off-Broadway show tickets in NYC
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Airline news | As of Sept. 9, Southwest Airlines will stop taking cash for paid in-flight items such as beer, wine, cocktails and energy drinks. Credit and debit cards, as well as your Rapid Rewards drink coupons, will be the accepted forms of payment.
September festivals | Check out this photo calendar of upcoming festivals on the West Coast and around the globe. In California, we have the Monterey Jazz Festival, Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, the World Festival of Sacred Music in Los Angeles and Fiestas Patrias in Santa Ana that celebrates Mexican Independence Day. Did we miss one? Which festival held in September is your favorite?
New York travel | NewYorkology reminds us that you can get $20 off-Broadway theater tickets for the next two weeks (Sept. 2–14, 2008). If you’re traveling to New York soon, take advantage of the deal. Some of the participating shows include “Altar Boyz,” “A Brush With Georgia O’Keeffe,” “Stomp,” “Gazillion Bubble Show” and others.
– Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger
[Photo: Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times]
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Why would they stop accepting cash? Makes no sense.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
It makes a lot of sense from SWA’a point of view. Much faster transactions.
However, the following is printed on every US currency note:
“This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private.”
SWA’s appears to be a violation of Federal law.
SWA will say that it is too much trouble to make change. Maybe so. But, there is no law that says they have to make change. There is just a law that says they have to accept US currency.
Anyone who has ever purchased a drink on an airplane knows that they need to have the correct change. If they do not, they deserve to pay ten or twenty dollars for a drink.