I-Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) namuhla imemezele ukuthi manje isinikeza izinkampani zezindiza amandla okwamukela amakhadi esikweletu e-UnionPay njengendlela yokukhokha amathikithi athengiswa ngesiteshi se-ejensi yezokuvakasha yase-US. I-UnionPay, ezinze e-Shanghai, iyindlela yokukhokha enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni esekelwe ekhadini, enamakhadi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-7 akhishwa emhlabeni wonke. Imikhiqizo yokukhokha yenkampani yamukelwa emazweni nasezifundeni ezingu-171, futhi amakhadi akhishwa emazweni nasezifundeni ezingaphezu kuka-50.

“I-ARC izibophezele ekwenzeni kube lula ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza zinikeze amakhasimende indlela yokukhokha ayikhethayo. Ngokungezwa kwe-UnionPay njengenye yalezo zinketho, abaningi emakethe yezokuvakasha yaseShayina ekhulayo bazojabulela ulwazi lwamakhasimende oluthuthukisiwe,” kusho u-Chuck Fischer, umqondisi ophethe we-ARC wamasu okukhokha kanye nobudlelwano bezimboni.

Umphathi Jikelele we-UnionPay International weGatsha laseMelika, uJune Chen ubeke amazwana, “I-UnionPay iyakujabulela ukusebenzisana ne-ARC ukuze kwandiswe ukwamukelwa kohlobo lwe-UnionPay emakethe yezokuvakasha yase-US. I-US iyimakethe ebaluleke kakhulu kithi njengoba siqhubeka nokwamukelwa emhlabeni wonke, sinikeza inani elikhulu kubanikazi bamakhadi kanye namakhasimende ezindiza. "