Apple Pay users flying Southwest Airlines can now use Apple’s mobile payments service for their travels. Customers can use Apple Pay to pay for tickets as well as ancillary services, such as meals, during flights.
“Providing modern digital payment solutions to our Customers is critical,” said Christopher Priebe of Southwest Airlines. “The launch of Apple Pay enhances our ability to sell flights, as well as ancillary products using one of the most widely-used digital wallets in North America.”
Apple Pay adds to the growing number of new payment methods Southwest Airlines accepts. These include Visa Checkout, WeChat Pay, Alipay, Google Pay or Pay Tm, and more.
This is just the latest example of airlines incorporating Apple technology. As with other major airlines, Southwest Airlines digital flight tickets can be stored in the wallet app. A few years back, Southwest launched a program, allowing customers to use iMessage during flights.
You can download the Southwest Airlines app here. It lets users check in, change, and cancel flights. You can also use it to add extras like early check-in, as well as check information about gate, boarding position, flight status, and more.
Source: PRNewswire
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
