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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. 11.

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. This expands the payment options available with Affirm to now include both biweekly and monthly repayment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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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FEBRUARY 11 2021

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES AND UTRUST CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY'

DECEMBER 18 2020

A FEEFO SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: FEEFO INTERVIEWS ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES'

AUGUST 17 2020

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

SEPTEMBER 10 2019

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

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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’.

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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.

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