I-Alaska Airlines inikeza amakhasimende ithuba lokusebenzisa ikhabethe elingenamali

Abagibeli ezindizeni ze-Alaska Airlines maduze ngeke besadinga ukuzingela imali ukuze bakhokhele ukuthenga emkhunjini. Kusukela ngomhla ka-5 Agasti, i-Alaska Airlines izonikeza ithuba lokusebenzisa noma yiliphi ikhadi elikhulu lesikweletu noma lasebhange kukho konke ukuthengwa kwe-inflight, futhi ngeke isayamukela imali.

Njengebhonasi, amakhasimende asebenzisa ikhadi le-Alaska Airlines Visa elikhishwe i-Bank of America azozuza amamayela angu-10 ngedola ngalinye elisetshenziswe ukugibela ngo-Okthoba 31, 2008.

“Udeshi wokuthola imali usuphelile e-Alaska Airlines. Amakhasimende ethu nabasebenzi basendizeni ngeke kusadingeka bazingele amadola ukuze bakhokhele ukuthenga noma benze ushintsho,” kusho uSteve Jarvis, iphini likamongameli we-Alaska Airlines wezokumaketha, ukuthengisa nolwazi lwamakhasimende. “Ukuswayipha okusheshayo kwekhadi lesikweletu noma lasebhange kuzoba yikho kuphela okudingekayo ukuze ukhokhele ukudla kwethu kwe-Northern Bites, ama-Picnic Pack, ama-cocktails, ubhiya, iwayini kanye ne-digEplayers. Lokhu kuzoba usizo lwangempela kumakhasimende ethu nakumalungu eqembu.”

I-Alaska Airlines izoqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngezinhlobonhlobo eziningi zokudla okulula, iziphuzo ezibandayo, itiye kanye nekhofi Elingcono Kakhulu lase-Seattle elisanda kukhiqizwa.

Abasebenzi basendizeni bazosebenzisa idivayisi ephathwa ngesandla evela e-Toronto-based GuestLogix Inc. ukushaja amakhadi esikweletu nawedebhithi. Inkampani yezindiza isineminyaka engaphezu konyaka isebenzisa izinto ezidayiswayo emizileni yayo enqamula amazwekazi.

“Siyaqonda ukuthi akuzona zonke izakhamizi zase-Alaska ezinekhadi lesikweletu noma lasebhange,” kusho uBill MacKay, iphini likamongameli omkhulu we-Alaska Airlines esifundazweni sase-Alaska. "Isikhathi esilinganiselwe, abantu base-Alaska bangase bathenge amavawusha angama-$5 ezindaweni zethu zokubala amathikithi esifundazweni ukuze bakhokhele ukuthenga okungaphakathi."

I-Alaska Airlines kanye ne-Horizon Air ndawonye isebenzela amadolobha angama-94 ngokusebenzisa inethiwekhi ebanzi e-Alaska, i-Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada ne-Mexico.