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2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS SEES ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES FINISH ON ITS BEST EVER FINANCIAL YEAR
Alternative Airlines has achieved its best ever financial year in 2021 — generating £28m (GBP) in revenue. That’s an increase of 197% compared to 2020, when Alternative Airlines generated £9.4m in revenue. But of even more significance is that, despite the travel industry not having fully recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, Alternative Airlines’ 2021 revenue far exceeds the £18.9m revenue that the site generated in pre-pandemic 2019, with an increase of 68%.
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.
08 APRIL 2022
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH UATP THE LEADING GLOBAL PAYMENT NETWORK FOR TRAVEL
Alternative Airlines, the global flight search and booking site, has joined the UATP network as a new travel merchant. Alternative Airlines can now make direct settlements across UATP’s worldwide network of airline and travel merchant partners.
20 APRIL 2022
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES LAUNCHES NEW FEATURES TO BRING VITAL INFORMATION ON CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
With international travel restrictions constantly changing, Alternative Airlines has launched a new Coronavirus Travel Restrictions Hub and will be adding a number of new features to the site soon in its ongoing initiative to help build travellers' confidence and keep them up-to-date with vital coronavirus travel information.
05 JANUARY 2022
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES LAUNCHES SELF SERVICE FLIGHT CANCELLATION
Alternative Airlines, the global flight search and booking site, now offers self-service cancellation — enabling customers to quickly and easily cancel their flights online through alternativeairlines.com.
25 APRIL 2022
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES STATEMENT ON RUSSIA
STATEMENT: Removal of Russian airlines from sale on Alternative Airlines Website
20 FEBRUARY 2022
ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES IS LEADING THE WAY IN FLIGHT BOOKINGS AND CRYPTOCURRENCY
Through Alternative Airlines, our customers can search and see flight prices in 70+ cryptocurrencies, as well as their fiat exchange rates, then pay using the crypto coin of their choice.
Combining innovative flight and crypto technology, we offer our customers a wide range of over 600+ airlines, routes and options to enhance their travel experience (including in-flight upgrade options and insurance products) with the ability to pay using their preferred coin.
01 FEBRUARY 2022
VIRTUAL INTERLINING CASE STUDY WITH AMADEUS
Amadeus has spoken to Sam Argyle, the Managing Director at Alternative Airlines, to discuss the advantages of Amadeus’ Virtual Interlining (VI) technology. The case study explores the new airline content options that Alternative Airlines is able to offer thanks to VI, as well as the value of the partnership and more.