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Alternative Airlines named as one of the fastest growing tech companies in the UK

Alternative Airlines announced as one of the fastest growing tech companies in the UK Alternative Airlines has been named in The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, a prestigious list of the fastest growing technology companies in Britain. Published by British newspaper The Sunday Times, the Tech Track 100 ranks Britain’s top 100 private tech, digital media and telecoms companies with the fastest-growing sales over the last three years.

Klarna interviews Alternative Airlines

Klarna shines the light on Alternative Airlines in its latest merchant Case Study Roll back the clock a few years and travel was becoming ever more spontaneous and adventurous, with a surge in the number of people wanting to explore exotic locations while increasingly booking their trips last-minute. As a result, Alternative Airlines was faced with the challenge of looking for new ways to help customers better manage their spending, so that they could enjoy their travel experiences to the full.

Alternative Airlines’ top latest integrations

Discover Alternative Airlines' Top Latest Integrations What sets Alternative Airlines apart is that, at our core, we are a travel tech innovator, with an in-house tech team of designers and developers focused on driving our flight search and booking site forward in our mission to better serve the customer. In recognition of this, Alternative Airlines was even awarded a place on the 2019 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 list of fastest growing tech companies in the U.

Alternative Airlines and Utrust celebrate first anniversary

Alternative Airlines is Celebrating its 1st Year Anniversary with Utrust Alternative Airlines, a global-flight search and booking site, has been on an incredible journey with Utrust — a crypto payments provider at the forefront of a digital payments revolution. Back in 2019, Alternative Airlines saw an opportunity to serve the crypto universe, which has a staggering 100 million users, by letting travellers book flights and checkout using the cryptocurrency of their choice.

A Feefo Spotlight Feature: Feefo interviews Alternative Airlines

A Feefo Spotlight Feature: Feefo interviews Sophie Georgalakis, Senior Partnership Executive at Alternative Airlines Amidst the mass disruption that Covid-19 has caused to the travel and tourism industry around the world, Feefo shines the spotlight on Sophie Georgalakis, Senior Partnership and Marketing Communications Executive here at Alternative Airlines. In the interview, Sophie discusses how Alternative Airlines is not just overcoming the challenges faced during this unprecedented time, but finding new opportunities to thrive.

Case Study: How Alternative Airlines saved over £75K in 9 months with TransferWise

How Alternative Airlines saved over £75K in 9 months with TransferWise In just the first 9 months, TransferWise has enabled Alternative Airlines to convert USD revenue to GBP to save £75K. Recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 tech companies, online flight search and booking company Alternative Airlines' revenue has grown from £3 million to over £19 million in just three years.

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DECEMBER 22 2021

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES ENTERS THE EMIRATI MARKET THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH SPOTII

Alternative Airlines Adds Another Market and Fly Now, Pay Later Option for Consumers in the UAE With Dubai Based Spotii 01/11/21 - Alternative Airlines, the global flight search and booking site, is bringing flexible payment options to travellers in the United Arab Emirates thanks to the site’s new partnership with Spotii — a Zip company and market-leading ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) payment provider in the Middle East.

SEPTEMBER 07 2021

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES LAUNCHES VIRTUAL INTERLINING

New Flights and Airline Combinations: Alternative Airlines Launches the First Phase of Its Virtual Interlining Roadmap 07/09/21 — Alternative Airlines, the global flight search and booking site, has launched the first phase of its Virtual Interlining roadmap — making it even easier for customers to book flight connections and transfers with multiple carriers on a single itinerary.

AUGUST 23 2021

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES CELEBRATES REMARKABLE 6 MONTH GROWTH

Alternative Airlines celebrates remarkable 6 month growth and generates £14.7M in revenue, as US domestic and short-haul flight bookings skyrocket The company's success over the past 6 months is a testament to the hard work and innovation of the team, who have adapted to the challenges presented by COVID-19.

FEBRUARY 11 2021

AIRLINE CLEANING AND SAFETY MEASURES NOW DISPLAYED IN SEARCH RESULTS

Alternative Airlines adds airline COVID-19 cleaning & safety measures to its online booking process to reinforce customer confidence When customers search for flights through Alternative Airlines’ website, the cleaning and safety practices of each airline are now clearly displayed in the flight results — all thanks to data available through ATPCO’s new product, Structured UPAs.

DECEMBER 18 2020

PAY IN 4 WITH AFFIRM WHEN BOOKING FLIGHTS THROUGH ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES

Alternative Airlines travelers can now use Affirm to pay for flights in four interest-free payments London, 18th December, 2020 Alternative Airlines has announced Affirm’s new interest-free biweekly payment option is now available for qualified travelers, enabling them to pay for flights under $350 in four, equal payments paid every other week.

OCTOBER 23 2020

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES AND DUFFEL CONTINUED SUCCESS

Alternative Airlines and Duffel — success of the partnership signals new direction for the airline industry under challenging conditions London, 23rd October, 2020 Alternative Airlines, the flight booking platform and online travel agent, has announced figures that validate the success of its innovative partnership with Duffel - the fast-growing software platform that enables anyone to sell flight products - a sign of the growing significance of New Distribution Capability (NDC) technology to the airline sector as it weathers the difficulties of the Covid pandemic.

OCTOBER 06 2020

FLIGHTS MORE AFFORDABLE THAN EVER AS ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH QUADPAY

‘Buy now, pay later: Four easy installments, 0 percent interest’ — U.S. travel becomes more affordable than ever as Alternative Airlines partners with QuadPay American travelers can now split the cost of their flights into four interest-free payments when they book through Alternative Airlines, thanks to the site's new partnership with QuadPay.

JUNE 19 2020

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES RAISES £1500 FOR NHS

Alternative Airlines raises £1500 for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Employees of the company walked/ran/cycled from the UK to Amsterdam for a fundraiser 19th June 2020 Alternative Airlines, a UK-based online flight search and booking website, recently held a fundraising event and raised £1500 for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), to express its gratitude for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MAY 29 2020

CASE STUDY: ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES OFFERS REFUND PROTECT THROUGH PROTECT GROUP

Alternative Airlines sees decrease in customer complaints and an increase in margin through its partnership with Protect Group On average, 1 in 3 Alternative Airlines customers have opted to purchase ‘Refund Protect’ when booking a flight 29th May 2020 Flight search and booking website, Alternative Airlines, has seen improvements across a number of its key metrics since offering cancellation product, Refund Protect, to its customers on all flights booked through the Alternative Airlines website.

FEBRUARY 25 2020

AMANDA KOTENKO TO HEAD ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES’ NEW DIVISION: ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES FOR BUSINESS

Amanda Kotenko to head Alternative Airlines’ new division: Alternative Airlines for Business Alternative Airlines launches a new division — Alternative Airlines for Business — focused on growing business-to-business flight bookings, and appoints Amanda Kotenko as its Managing Director.

JANUARY 30 2020

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH DUFFEL

Alternative Airlines and Duffel to re-engineer the rails for online travel booking Two next-generation travel companies join forces to offer customers more choice via NDC Content. London, 30th January, 2020 Alternative Airlines, the innovative flight booking platform and online travel agent, has announced a partnership with Duffel, a fast-growing startup that provides the ‘pipes’ connecting agencies to real-time flight content from airlines’ reservation systems.

OCTOBER 10 2019

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH PAYSAFE

Alternative Airlines partners with Paysafe Alternative Airlines rolls out Skrill, NETELLER and Rapid Transfer payment solutions, planning to offer paysafecard and Paysafecash. 10/10/19 Alternative Airlines, a Gatwick-based flight-search website that offers a fast, easy and convenient way to book flights, has announced a new partnership with Paysafe, a global payment services provider.

AUGUST 12 2019

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH BRAINTREE TO OFFER SEAMLESS CHECKOUT EXPERIENCE

Alternative Airlines collaborates with Braintree to improve checkout experience Alternative Airlines, a Gatwick-based flight-search website that offers a fast, easy and convenient way to book flights, is collaborating with Braintree to offer customers a new and seamless checkout experience.

AUGUST 05 2019

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES NOW OFFER WHATSAPP FOR GLOBAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Alternative Airlines now offer WhatsApp for global customer support Alternative Airlines, a growing flight-search website based in the UK, has announced that customers will now be able to contact its expert customer service team via WhatsApp, a popular instant messaging platform, in addition to existing channels of communication—including phone, on-site live chat and email.

MAY 16 2019

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES LAUNCHES TRAVEL AGENTS HUB

Alternative Airlines Launches Travel Agents Hub for B2B Customers Gatwick based flight-search website Alternative Airlines has launched a new ‘Travel Agents Hub’. This new business-to-business (B2B) platform aims to facilitate the growing demand from travel agents to use Alternative Airlines as their flight booking system of choice and demonstrates Alternative Airlines’ continued commitment to offering the widest range of airlines to travel agents.

MARCH 14 2019

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES AND KLARNA ENABLE FLEXIBLE PAYMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR TRAVELLERS ACROSS EUROPE

Alternative Airlines partners with Klarna to allow customers a flexible way to pay for flights Alternative Airlines, a UK-based flight search website that offers a fast, easy and convenient way to book flights to remote destinations, has announced a new partnership with Klarna, one of the leading European payment providers, to allow customers an alternative and flexible way to pay for their travel.

OCTOBER 31 2018

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES EXPANDS PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR U.S. TRAVELERS WITH AFFIRM PARTNERSHIP

Alternative Airlines Expands Payment Options For U.S. Travelers with Affirm Alternative Airlines, the UK-based flight search website, announced today a partnership with Affirm, the San Francisco-based company founded by entrepreneur Max Levchin to provide fair and honest alternatives to traditional credit.

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AUGUST 11 2021

KLARNA INTERVIEWS ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES'

Klarna shines the light on Alternative Airlines in its latest merchant Case Study Roll back the clock a few years and travel was becoming ever more spontaneous and adventurous, with a surge in the number of people wanting to explore exotic locations while increasingly booking their trips last-minute. As a result, Alternative Airlines was faced with the challenge of looking for new ways to help customers better manage their spending, so that they could enjoy their travel experiences to the full.

MAY 27 2021

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES’ TOP LATEST INTEGRATIONS'

Discover Alternative Airlines' Top Latest Integrations What sets Alternative Airlines apart is that, at our core, we are a travel tech innovator, with an in-house tech team of designers and developers focused on driving our flight search and booking site forward in our mission to better serve the customer. In recognition of this, Alternative Airlines was even awarded a place on the 2019 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 list of fastest growing tech companies in the U.

FEBRUARY 11 2021

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES AND UTRUST CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY'

Alternative Airlines is Celebrating its 1st Year Anniversary with Utrust Alternative Airlines, a global-flight search and booking site, has been on an incredible journey with Utrust — a crypto payments provider at the forefront of a digital payments revolution. Back in 2019, Alternative Airlines saw an opportunity to serve the crypto universe, which has a staggering 100 million users, by letting travellers book flights and checkout using the cryptocurrency of their choice.

DECEMBER 18 2020

A FEEFO SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: FEEFO INTERVIEWS ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES'

A Feefo Spotlight Feature: Feefo interviews Sophie Georgalakis, Senior Partnership Executive at Alternative Airlines Amidst the mass disruption that Covid-19 has caused to the travel and tourism industry around the world, Feefo shines the spotlight on Sophie Georgalakis, Senior Partnership and Marketing Communications Executive here at Alternative Airlines. In the interview, Sophie discusses how Alternative Airlines is not just overcoming the challenges faced during this unprecedented time, but finding new opportunities to thrive.

AUGUST 17 2020

CASE STUDY: HOW ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES SAVED OVER £75K IN 9 MONTHS WITH TRANSFERWISE'

How Alternative Airlines saved over £75K in 9 months with TransferWise In just the first 9 months, TransferWise has enabled Alternative Airlines to convert USD revenue to GBP to save £75K. Recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 tech companies, online flight search and booking company Alternative Airlines' revenue has grown from £3 million to over £19 million in just three years.

SEPTEMBER 10 2019

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES NAMED AS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING TECH COMPANIES IN THE UK'

Alternative Airlines announced as one of the fastest growing tech companies in the UK Alternative Airlines has been named in The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, a prestigious list of the fastest growing technology companies in Britain. Published by British newspaper The Sunday Times, the Tech Track 100 ranks Britain’s top 100 private tech, digital media and telecoms companies with the fastest-growing sales over the last three years.

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The idea: In a bar in Russia, two friends from the Charter Broking industry were having a chat about small airlines that fly to lesser-known regions. A few drinks in, they came to the realisation that no one was offering these airlines as alternative flight options online!
Alternative Airlines was born: Once back in the UK, the two friends set out to build a fast, easy and convenient online booking platform with a goal to offer every single airline in the world. They would name it ‘Alternative Airlines’.

650+ Airlines

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About Alternative Airlines

Alternative Airlines is a flight search website that offers a fast, easy and convenient way to book flights to remote destinations as well as well-known locations. Alternative Airlines specialises in providing travellers with a wider choice of flights by working with more than 600 airlines including the smaller, regional ones across the world, especially in South America, Africa and South-East Asia. Alternative Airlines' global audience can enjoy over 20 international payment methods making it fast, easy and convenient to book flights.