Press Releases | Alternative Airliness Media Centre

AUGUST 12 2019

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH BRAINTREE TO OFFER SEAMLESS 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, 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

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.

APRIL 02 2019

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES GROWS RAPIDLY — DRIVEN BY ITS INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS!

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.

MARCH 14 2019

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

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.

FEBRUARY 11 2019

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.S customers through its partnership with Affirm.

NOVEMBER 29 2018

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES NOW ACCEPTS AMAZON PAY AS NEW PAYMENT OPTION

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 31 2018

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

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. This new partnership enables customers to seamlessly pay for flights over time, giving them greater access to travel.

OCTOBER 08 2018

GORDIAN SOFTWARE SEAT SELECTION WILL BE ACTIONED WITH 32 AIRLINES ON ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

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.

OCTOBER 03 2018

PAY IN 150 CURRENCIES WHEN BUYING FLIGHTS WITH ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES AND CHECKOUT.COM

Alternative Airlines, a flight search website that specialises in remote destinations, is partnering with Checkout.com to expand upon the ever-increasing list of payment methods it offers its customers.

OCTOBER 01 2018

ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES PARTNER WITH TRAVEL AUDIENCE

The flight search website, Alternative Airlines, has signed a partnership with travel advertising platform, travel audience (www.travelaudience.