DECEMBER 18 2020
AFFIRM'S 'PAY IN FOUR' PAYMENT OPTION NOW AVAILABLE
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. This expands the payment options available with Affirm to now include both biweekly and monthly repayment.
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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.
The partnership between Duffel and Alternative Airlines, launched in January, has allowed Alternative Airlines to offer rich, real-time flight content through NDC on a number of global airlines using Duffel’s technology.
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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.
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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.
With many European borders closed, employees of the company undertook a seven-day challenge to walk, run or cycle the same distance from their offices near Gatwick Airport in the UK to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.
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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.
Refund Protect allows passengers booking through Alternative Airlines to protect their reservation by entitling them to a full refund if they need to cancel their flight due to a variety of reasons, including scheduled airline failure, adverse weather conditions, redundancy, illness and more.
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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.
25th February 2020
Alternative Airlines, a global flight-search and booking website based near London, has announced that Amanda Kotenko will be joining the company as Managing Director of a newly launched, specialist division: Alternative Airlines for Business.
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FEBRUARY 13 2020
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES 2019 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Alternative Airlines’ revenue doubles year-on-year to reach £19.0m
After another year of tremendous growth, the UK-based online flight-search and booking website highlights a massive 185% increase in US sales as a driving factor.
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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.
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DECEMBER 10 2019
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH RESOLVE TO LET COMPANIES BOOK FLIGHTS NOW & PAY LATER
US businesses are now able to ‘buy now, pay later’ when booking flights
Alternative Airlines has teamed up with Resolve, to offer US businesses hassle-free, 0% interest payment terms on all flight bookings.
11/12/19
Alternative Airlines, a global flight-search and booking website, has partnered with Resolve, to offer US businesses the option to purchase flights now and pay back with 0% interest within 30 days when booking flights through the Alternativeairlines.
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DECEMBER 05 2019
PASSENGERS CAN NOW PRE-BOOK THEIR AIRPORT LOUNGE PASSES THROUGH ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES
Passengers can now pre-book their airport lounge passes through Alternative Airlines
Alternative Airlines has announced a new partnership with Lounge Pass, allowing customers to purchase airport lounge passes from around the world when booking flights.
05/12/19
Alternative Airlines, a global flight booking website, has announced a new partnership with Lounge Pass, a market-leading airport lounge provider.
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NOVEMBER 13 2019
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW GLOBAL AIRLINES RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Alternative Airlines announce their new Global Airlines Relationship Manager
Alternative Airlines has appointed Thomas Garrett as their new Global Airlines Relationship Manager, to help build and foster relationships with airlines from around the world.
13/11/19
Alternative Airlines, a UK-based global flight booking platform, is excited to announce that Thomas Garrett is to fulfil the new role of Global Airlines Relationship Manager.
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OCTOBER 10 2019
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH PAYSAFE
Alternative Airlines partners with Paysafe
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.
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SEPTEMBER 09 2019
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES ENTERS TOP 100 FASTEST-GROWING TECH COMPANIES FOLLOWING 248% GROWTH
Alternative Airlines enters top 100 fastest-growing tech companies following 248% growth
Alternative Airlines is one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK according to this year’s prestigious The Sunday Times Tech Track 100.
09/09/19
Growing from three to 32 staff and achieving a staggering revenue growth of 248% in just three years, Alternative Airlines has been ranked 93rd in the list and has forecasted £19.
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AUGUST 30 2019
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES REVEALS IN FLIGHT PET PEEVES SURVEY RESULTS
Alternative Airlines Releases Insights Into Travellers Pet Peeves
Alternative Airlines survey results find travellers are highly irritated by noisy children, passengers standing up after the plane lands, and fellow passengers who clap at the end of a flight.
30/08/19
Alternative Airlines, a global flight-search website, has released data from a travel ‘pet peeves’ survey, which has highlighted some of the most annoying things travellers experience when flying - and it’s safe to say that other people top the list!
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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. A PayPal service, Braintree is at the forefront of next-generation payment technology and will enable Alternative Airlines to provide a fully integrated payment process.
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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.
Instant messaging is the fastest growing communication channel on the planet, and WhatsApp has the highest distribution of all messaging apps worldwide: over 1.
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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.
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APRIL 02 2019
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES GROWS RAPIDLY — DRIVEN BY ITS INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS!
Alternative Airlines Grows Rapidly
Alternative Airlines, a Gatwick-based flight-search website that offers a fast, easy and convenient way to book flights to remote destinations, has released its 2018 financial results showing an 86% increase in revenue to £9.96 million.
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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.
Alternative Airlines’ Managing Director Sam Argyle explained how flexible finance solutions are growing in popularity in the travel market:
“We’ve seen a real change in the way people purchase flights.
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FEBRUARY 11 2019
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES TO OFFER 0% APR FINANCE ON FLIGHT TICKETS FOR U.S CUSTOMERS WITH AFFIRM
Alternative Airlines to offer 0% APR Finance on Flight Tickets for U.S Customers with Affirm
The UK-based flight search website Alternative Airlines is now offering 0% APR finance on all flights under $1,000 for U.
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NOVEMBER 29 2018
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES NOW ACCEPTS AMAZON PAY AS NEW PAYMENT OPTION
Alternative Airlines Now Accepts Amazon Pay
Today, Alternative Airlines, a flight search website, has implemented Amazon Pay as a new payment option, allowing customers to complete transactions in just a few clicks. This option will let passengers select their chosen flights with Alternative Airlines and pay by using the information already stored in their Amazon account.
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OCTOBER 31 2018
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES EXPANDS PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR U.S. TRAVELERS WITH AFFIRM PARTNERSHIP
Alternative Airlines Expands Payment Options For U.S.
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OCTOBER 08 2018
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES ACTIONS GORDIAN SOFTWARE SEAT SELECTION FOR 32 AIRLINES
Alternative Airlines Introduces Gordian Seat Selection For 32 Airlines
Alternative Airlines, a flight search website, have announced a partnership with the company Gordian Software to implement a seat selection feature on their flight-booking website. Gordian Software is a piece of software which will be actioned onto 32 airline pages on the Alternative Airlines website to allow it’s customers to choose their seats on the plane prior to departure.
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OCTOBER 03 2018
PAY IN 150 CURRENCIES WHEN BUYING FLIGHTS WITH ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES AND CHECKOUT.COM
Alternative Airlines Partners with Checkout.com
Alternative Airlines, a flight search website that specialises in remote destinations, is partnering with Checkout.
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OCTOBER 01 2018
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNER WITH TRAVEL AUDIENCE
Alternative Airlines Partner with Travel Audience Travel Advertising Platform
The flight search website, Alternative Airlines, has signed a partnership with travel advertising platform, travel audience (www.travelaudience.
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