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Southwest Airlines Jumping on the "Cashless Cabin" Bandwagon
It was reported by Bizjournals online that Southwest Airlines: is jumping on the so-called “cashless cabin” bandwagon.The Dallas-based airline said all of its aircraft will be equipped with devices to handle credit- and debit-card transactions from passengers. Cash will no longer be accepted for beverage purchases during flights, beginning next Tuesday.Good idea? Southwest sure seems to think so..... -- Rik Brown Message Origin: TRAVEL.com |
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Southwest Airlines Jumping on the "Cashless Cabin" Bandwagon
Rik Brown wrote:
It was reported by Bizjournals online that Southwest Airlines: is jumping on the so-called “cashless cabin” bandwagon.The Dallas-based airline said all of its aircraft will be equipped with devices to handle credit- and debit-card transactions from passengers. Cash will no longer be accepted for beverage purchases during flights, beginning next Tuesday.Good idea? Southwest sure seems to think so..... Cash is a big hassle to flight attendants. If they don't have sufficient change then they give the passenger the beverage and tell them that they'll come back later to collect the money when they have change, but they often forget or never get enough change. So few passengers lack a credit or debit card that it shouldn't be a problem for alcoholic beverages. For airlines that sell food it may be more of a problem because older kids traveling alone often have no credit or debit card. You see more and more businesses in general moving cashless. A few retro-grouch customers are lost, but there are sufficient advantages to not taking cash to still make it a net positive. |
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Southwest Airlines Jumping on the "Cashless Cabin" Bandwagon
"Larry in AZ" wrote in message .. . Waiving the right to remain silent, SMS said: You see more and more businesses in general moving cashless. A few retro-grouch customers are lost, but there are sufficient advantages to not taking cash to still make it a net positive. On our US currency it is printed: "This note is legal tender for all debts public and private" As such, anyone not accepting it in the correct amount is most likely breaking federal law. Being acceptable as tender is not the same as a requirement that it be accepted. Bob M. |
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Larry in AZ wrote: On our US currency it is printed: "This note is legal tender for all debts public and private" As such, anyone not accepting it in the correct amount is most likely breaking federal law. This is not what ``legal tender'' means. An airline is a private enterprise, the passenger has no debt to it before ordering the drink, they can require whatever form of payment they want. |
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Southwest Airlines Jumping on the "Cashless Cabin" Bandwagon
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wrote: Cash is a big hassle to flight attendants. If they don't have sufficient change then they give the passenger the beverage and tell them that they'll come back later to collect the money when they have change, but they often forget or never get enough change. So few passengers lack a credit or debit card that it shouldn't be a problem for alcoholic beverages. For airlines that sell food it may be more of a problem because older kids traveling alone often have no credit or debit card. You see more and more businesses in general moving cashless. A few retro-grouch customers are lost, but there are sufficient advantages to not taking cash to still make it a net positive. For the cash-only society, we'll probably see airport vending machines start selling Visa-logoed prepaid cards right in the airport, allowing planes to remain cashless, while allowing the cash-only crowd to effectively buy a voucher for plane food. |
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Southwest Airlines Jumping on the "Cashless Cabin" Bandwagon
"DevilsPGD" wrote:
For the cash-only society, we'll probably see airport vending machines start selling Visa-logoed prepaid cards right in the airport, allowing planes to remain cashless, while allowing the cash-only crowd to effectively buy a voucher for plane food. They could do what some cruiselines do: At check-in, issue their own on-board charge cards which runs up debits against a cash deposit or a credit card. But then, where would they put the casino? |
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Southwest Airlines Jumping on the "Cashless Cabin" Bandwagon
Rik Brown wrote:
It was reported by Bizjournals online that Southwest Airlines: is jumping on the so-called “cashless cabin” bandwagon. Am not opposed to this in concept. However, i think there are still a lot of people who do not have credit cards. Perhaps in the USA it is different, but in Canada, one now needs to be 18 to have a credit card. (and one needs to be 16 to get a credit card attached to their parent's account). I take it that Southwest will authorize credit card transactions "live" thorugh some wireless (satellite or ground station based) system ? Or will they just collect all credit card transactions and have then processed when the plane next lands at an airport where a data connection can be established ? I can just see now "sorry sir, you can't drink that can of coke until we fly over a tower and I can get a confirmation that your credit card is valid". Now that VISA and MasterCard have pretty well abandonned the concept of any VISA card being usable anywhere in the world, I wonder if Southwest (and other airlines who follow) will only accept USA credit cards on board. Tourists from other countries would be caught in a bind, unable to pay for drinks in real US currency, and having their non-USA credit cards rejected. |
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Southwest Airlines Jumping on the "Cashless Cabin" Bandwagon
Larry in AZ wrote:
Waiving the right to remain silent, SMS said: You see more and more businesses in general moving cashless. A few retro-grouch customers are lost, but there are sufficient advantages to not taking cash to still make it a net positive. On our US currency it is printed: "This note is legal tender for all debts public and private" As such, anyone not accepting it in the correct amount is most likely breaking federal law. The restaurants that don't take cash are the type where you pay first, so no debt is incurred that needs to be paid. |
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Southwest Airlines Jumping on the "Cashless Cabin" Bandwagon
DevilsPGD wrote:
For the cash-only society, we'll probably see airport vending machines start selling Visa-logoed prepaid cards right in the airport, allowing planes to remain cashless, while allowing the cash-only crowd to effectively buy a voucher for plane food. Perhaps. Remember that those prepaid cards often have very hefty fees associated with them. There are activation fees, monthly or annual fees, inactivity fees, and reload fees. One of my banks is relatively unique in that they charge none of those fees for their prepaid Mastercard. |
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Southwest Airlines Jumping on the "Cashless Cabin" Bandwagon
Do they still allow you to bring your own food and drinks on board?
--- http://www.moviesitearchive.com/travel On Sep 3, 11:56*am, Rik Brown Rik.Brown.3f6...@no- mx.forums.travel.com wrote: It was reported by Bizjournals online that Southwest Airlines: is jumping on the so-called “cashless cabin” bandwagon.The Dallas-based airline said all of its aircraft will be equipped with devices to handle credit- and debit-card transactions from passengers. Cash will no longer be accepted for beverage purchases during flights, beginning next Tuesday.Good idea? Southwest sure seems to think so..... -- Rik Brown Message Origin: TRAVEL.com |
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