Planning your next flight in advance? Paying for your flight with a small upfront deposit through Alternative Airlines is a great way to lock in today's prices, avoid last-minute price hikes, and pay weekly without breaking your budget. As they say, the early bird gets the worm!
When you secure your flights at Alternative Airlines, you can pay a small upfront deposit to secure the price of your flight today.
Through Slice Pay, you can pay from a 10% deposit (or 20% in the US) and pay the rest back before your flight in manageable weekly instalments. There is no interest, no fees for missed payments, no credit checks, and most importantly no debt.
You can find out more information on how it works on our Slice Pay Guide.
Slice Pay is currently available to residents of Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
There are some key differences between paying for your flight with a deposit and paying with buy now, pay later. But they're also very similar and serve the same purpose in the fact that they let you secure the cost of your flight for a small fee, without having to pay the total cost upfront.
A deposit is a small fee (percentage of the flight) that you pay to secure your flight when booking.
Usually, you don't have to pay back the remainder of the flight until the final few weeks leading up to the flight. However, you do need to pay the balance of your flight before you jet off.
In some cases, if you need to cancel your flight, you won't have to pay the remaining balance of your flight. But, you'll lose your deposit.
In most cases, the remaining balance will have to be paid in full and in one go.
Most airlines don't allow you to book flights with a deposit. However, when you book through Alternative Airlines you can secure your flights with over 650+ airlines for a small upfront deposit from 10% (or 20% if you're in the US). We are putting the freedom back into flying with deposits that allow you to plan in advance whilst securing today's prices without the hassle of steep upfront costs.
By putting a deposit on your flights, you can slowly pay off the ticket total without a large amount of money leaving your account at one time.
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) lets you split the cost of your flight over time into easy-to-pay instalments.
The length of time that you pay back in can vary from a 6-week period up to an 18-month period.
You also have flexibility in how you pay. We offer lots of different options, including paying back in weekly, fortnightly or monthly instalments.
If you cancel your flight and the ticket is non-refundable, you won't receive a refund on any of the flights.
Paying a deposit lets you secure your flight now and spread the rest of the cost over time - perfect when you've found the right price but need breathing room with your budget. Read our full guide on why buying flights with a deposit makes sense and how it works at Alternative Airlines.
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You can pay a small percentage of your flight to secure it today and pay back the rest at a later date on any airline at Alternative Airlines. We offer both small deposits through Slice Pay and buy now pay later on any of the 600+ airlines available on our site, regardless of where you're flying to and where you're flying from.
Currently, you can use Slice Pay to secure the price of your next flight if you are a resident of Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Alternatively, you can use one of our 20+ trusted buy now, pay later partners and secure your flights without paying the total cost up front if you live in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and several other countries across Europe.
If you pay for your flight with a deposit through Alternative Airlines you may or may not be eligible for a refund if you decide to cancel. You'll not be eligible for a refund if you cancel your flight, unless:
Yes, your booking is always confirmed at the time of booking, regardless of what you've paid. When securing your flight through a deposit, you must pay for your flight before your departure date.
If you have paid through a buy now pay later plan, this means that you can still use your flight even if you haven't paid off the total cost of it when you fly.
When you secure flight with a deposit you will need to have paid your flight off before your departure date. Through Slice Pay you will pay your flight off through weekly instalments that will keep you on track and within budget, ensuring a stress-free experience. There is no interest, no late fees for missed payments. All you need to do is pay before you fly otherwise your flight ticket will be cancelled.
If you are paying with a buy now pay later option, when your flight needs paying off will depend entirely on the payment plan that you choose at checkout.
Some plans will require you to pay it off over a 6 week period, whereas others will allow you to pay it off over 3, 6, 12 months or longer.
The amount that you pay at the time of booking to secure your flight will depend on which payment provider and plan you choose.
Here are some of the most popular different options that we offer:
There are more payment plans that allow you to secure your ticket today without paying the total cost upfront. Plans differ by country, so, the best way to check which payment plans are offered to you is to search for flight using our search form at the top of the page and look at our payment options at checkout.
