American Airlines now accepting PayPal as payment option. What other airlines?

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Thanks to Lawren2 I was aware that Delta had this option.

But I am seeing it for the first time with AA as I am starting to look for Caribbean ticket options for next winter

It could have been there for a while but I had not noticed.

The real upside of this is that you can utilize Paypal's 6 months no interest (if paid off) plan "PayPal Credit" and spread your payments out over time.

Let's start of list of other airlines that offer this feature.

American Airlines
Delta

Edit....PayPal Credit was formally know as "Bill Me Later"

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Thanks to Lawren2 I was aware that Delta had this option.

But I am seeing it for the first time with AA as I am starting to look for Caribbean ticket options for next winter

It could have been there for a while but I had not noticed.

The real upside of this is that you can utilize Paypal's 6 months no interest (if paid off) plan and spread your payments out over time.

Let's start of list of other airlines that offer this feature.

American Airlines
Delta

JetBlue
United

I love using their money for free! I do tend to have large Paypal bills year round these days though.

Most have a minimum of $250 before they will offer the 6 month no interest deal.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

But if you pay using Paypal are you hooking it to your credit card so you can still earn air miles (or whatever you collect)?

[Larry Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Larry]

Jet blue

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

I think once the spinoff is done you will be seeing Paypal in more and more places.

[CarolF Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CarolF]

In Australia, Qantas doesn't accept Paypal but Australian travel agents Webjet, Jetabroad and Flight Centre do accept Paypal for flight bookings. Adding to the list (note that there are some restrictions with currencies and countries) ~

Air Asia – direct debit in AUD only
Air China – US, Australia, Singapore, South Korea
Alitalia
British Airways
Brussels Airlines
China Airlines
China Southern Airlines
El Al
Emirates – AUD/EUR/GBP/USD only
Etihad
Germanwings
Hainan Airlines
Jet 2 – GBP/EUR only
Jetstar
KLM – mobile payments
LAN
LOT Polish Airlines
Lufthansa
Malaysia Airlines – mobile payments
Monarch Airlines – GBP/EUR only
Qatar Airways
Royal Jordanian
SAA South African Airways
Singapore Airlines
Southwest Airlines
TAP Portugal
Transavia
US Airways (American Airlines Group)
Virgin Australia
Volaris
Vueling

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

But if you pay using Paypal are you hooking it to your credit card so you can still earn air miles (or whatever you collect)?

Luanne, this isn't regular PayPal that is linked to your bank account or credit card for payment.
This is their own version of credit....and they usually offer a no interest option 'loan'

https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/b...roductoverview
PayPal Credit Product Overview - PayPal
https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/b...roductoverview
With PayPal Credit financing offers, you get the flexibility to pay in full or spread out your payments over time. (Offers vary depending on where you shop and ...


About PayPal Credit - Bill Me Later
https://www.billmelater.com/about/index.xhtml
Bill Me Later is now PayPal Credit, but your existing account information and credit line will still remain intact. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can ...



The one drawback for me Is that with my credit card I get travel insurance on the tickets automatically so I tend not to use PayPal because of that. It is just good to know that this option is available.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

CarolF, thanks so much for this extensive list.

[CarolF Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CarolF]

I'm not sure about the US, but agents often charge a "credit card surcharge fee" for flight purchases. If you pay with your credit card via Paypal, you can avoid the surcharge. It is discussed in this article (the comments are interesting too) ~

Does Paypal offer a loophole to avoid Credit Card Surcharges?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/p...#disqus_thread