Air Canada started accepting China 's Alipay and WeChat Pay online payment services for tickets bought through its Chinese and Hong Kong websites from March 2018 . The airline claims to be the first in North America to accept the payment options. The move forms part of the airline's global expansion strategy, according to Ripley , vice president of global sales and alliances at Air Canada . Both Chinese payment platforms have slowly started to proliferate across Canada. The Chinese payment platforms were introduced at the CN Tower and the CN Tower in March 2018 . Canada ’s Air Canada 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 Chinese and Hong Kong websites from March 2018 . The airline claims to be the first in North America to accept the payment options. The move forms part of the airline's global expansion strategy, according to Ripley , vice president of global sales and alliances at Air Canada . The Chinese payment platforms were introduced at the CN Tower and the CN Tower in March 2018 . Canada ’s Air Canada malls also accept the online payment methods.