Abakhweli kwiinqwelomoya zeAlaska Airlines kungekudala akusayi kufuneka bazingele imali ukuze bahlawulele izinto abazithengileyo. Ukuqala ngo-Agasti 5, iAlaska Airlines iya kunika ithuba lokusebenzisa naliphi na ikhadi letyala okanye idebit enkulu kuzo zonke izinto ezithengiweyo ze-inflight, kwaye ayisayi kuphinda yamkele imali kwibhodi.
Njengebhonasi, abathengi abasebenzisa ikhadi leVisa yeAlaska Airlines elikhutshwe yiBhanki yaseMelika baya kufumana iimayile ezili-10 ngedola nganye echithwe ebhodini ukuya kutsho nge-31 ka-Okthobha ka-2008.
“Ukhuphiswano lwemali luphelile eAlaska Airlines. Abasayi kuphinda bafune ukuba abathengi bethu kunye nabasebenzi benqwelo-moya bazingele iidola ukuze bahlawule ukuthenga okanye benze utshintsho,” utshilo uSteve Jarvis, usekela mongameli we-Alaska Airlines kwezentengiso, ezentengiso kunye namava kubathengi. “Ukuswayipha ngokukhawuleza ikhadi letyala okanye ledebhithi iya kuba yiyo yonke into efunekayo ukuhlawulela ukutya kwethu kweNorthern Bites, iiPicnic Packs, iicocktails, ibhiya, iwayini kunye neDigEplayers. Oku kuya kuba luncedo lokwenyani kubathengi bethu kunye namalungu eqela. ”
I-Alaska Airlines iya kuqhubeka nokubonelela ngeentlobo ngeentlobo zokutya okumnandi, iziselo ezithambileyo, iti kunye nekofu eNgcono esandul' ukwenziwa yaseSeattle.
Abasebenzi beenqwelomoya baya kusebenzisa isixhobo esiphathwa ngesandla esivela eToronto-based GuestLogix Inc. ukuhlawula amakhadi etyala kunye nedebit. Inkampani yeenqwelomoya ibisebenzisa izixhobo zokuthengisa kwiindlela zayo ezinqumla kwilizwekazi ixesha elingaphezu konyaka.
“Siyaqonda ukuba ayingabo bonke abahlali baseAlaska abanekhadi letyala okanye lebhanki,” utshilo uBill MacKay, usekela mongameli omkhulu weAlaska Airlines kwilizwe laseAlaska. "Okwexeshana, abantu base-Alaska banokuthenga iivawutsha ezi-5 zeedola kwiikhawuntari zethu zamatikiti kurhulumente ukuze bahlawulele ukuthenga."
IAlaska Airlines kunye neHorizon Air kunye zikhonza izixeko ezingama-94 ngothungelwano olwandisiweyo eAlaska, iLower 48, Hawaii, Canada neMexico.
