Air Canada started accepting China's Alipay and WeChat Pay online payment services for tickets bought through its North American and Hong Kong websites from 21 August. The airline claims to be the first in North America to accept the payment options. In a statement, an AirTran spokesperson said that it is "pleased with this new partnership as we continue our efforts to provide customers with more convenient ways of paying their tickets. “With increasing numbers of customers purchasing tickets in North America and Hong Kong looking to use these alternate forms of payment, we are very pleased to expand Alipay and WeChat Pay options to aircanada.com bookings in Canada, the USA and Hong Kong,” said John MacLeod, vice president of global sales and alliances at Air Canada, in a August 21st press release. " The Chinese payment platforms were introduced at the CN Tower and Ripley's Aquarium in March 2018. Canada’s Cadillac Fairview malls also accept the online payment methods.
Air Canada started accepting China's Alipay and WeChat Pay online payment services for tickets bought through its North American and Hong Kong websites from 21 August. The airline claims to be the first in North America to accept the payment options. In a statement, an AirTran spokesperson said that it is "pleased with this new partnership as we continue our efforts to provide customers with more convenient ways of paying their tickets." The Chinese payment platforms were introduced at the CN Tower and Ripley's Aquarium in March 2018. Canada’s Cadillac Fairview malls also accept the online payment methods.