A major US airline is now accepting Venmo to pay for flights
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Customers can use Venmo to purchase flights on JetBlue’s website. JetBlue has become the first major airline to accept Venmo as payment. Next month, U.S. customers can use Venmo when booking flights on JetBlue’s mobile app. JetBlue is also the first airline to accept Venmo payments for flight bookings.
“We’re continually looking for ways to make it easier to book a JetBlue flight on our website and mobile app,” Carol Clements, chief digital and technology officer at JetBlue, said in a statement. “Adding Venmo offers a seamless payment option for customers who enjoy the ease and convenience of the Venmo platform.”.
John Anderson — the senior vice president and general manager of consumer at PayPal, which owns Venmo — also applauded the payment app’s merger with the airline. “Travel is not just about the destination, but the people you go with and how you share the experience,” he said in a statement shared in the press release. “The added ability to pay with Venmo for flights on JetBlue and manage travel costs during the trip through [Venmo] Groups helps solve the pain points of shared expenses from the time of booking to returning home.”.
The Transportation Department said it’s the first time it has fined an airline for chronic delays on specific routes, which it blamed on “unrealistic scheduling” by JetBlue. “Illegal chronic flight delays make flying unreliable for travelers. Today’s action puts the entire airline industry on notice that we expect their flight schedules to reflect reality,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
