Brussels Airlines Accepts Cash-Ticket as Payment Method

Belgium’s leading airline group Brussels Airlines and the online payment method provider paysafecard group have teamed up to offer travelers a safe and easy way to pay for their flights on the Internet. Using paysafcard’s online prepaid voucher “Cash-Ticket”, Brussels Airlines’ customers no longer have to give away credit card or bank account details to fly to a destination of their choice.

• Belgium’s number one airline group enables its customers to purchase air tickets online without a credit or debit card


• New customers will be won through prepaid voucher Cash-Ticket

London/Vienna 14th October 2009 – PIN Payments News Blog -  Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s leading airline group, and online payment provider paysafecard group have teamed up to offer travelers a safe and easy way to pay for their flights on the Internet. Using the prepaid voucher Cash-Ticket, customers no longer have to give away credit card or bank account details to fly to a destination of their choice.



As a result of the partnership, everyone can now benefit from the airlines’ online offers. “By offering Cash-Ticket as an additional payment method, we are improving the service for our existing customers whilst reaching out to completely new target groups,” Rudy Maex, VP Channel Development & Service Delivery of Brussels Airlines, explains the benefits for his company and its customers.



According to Michael Mueller, CEO of paysafecard group, the implementation of the new payment method will help Brussels Airlines to reduce the number of customers who cancel their ticket order as soon as they have to enter credit card or bank account details online: “Statistics show that a high number of online shoppers ‘drop off’ at the merchants’ check-out pages before making a transaction”, he says. “Due to its safety and ease of use, Cash-Ticket helps reducing this number.”



The Cash-Ticket voucher can be purchased at about 50.000 outlets all over Europe and provides a 16 digit pin code. By simply entering the code on websites that accept Cash-Ticket as a payment method such as Brussels Airlines, customers can buy their goods quickly and securely within seconds. Users can also keep track of their balance and transactions online. The vouchers are available in denominations of € 10, € 20, € 50, € 100 and € 150 and up to ten Cash-Tickets can be used at once for larger payments, at a maximum of € 1.000 per payment.



Brussels Airlines, founded in 2006, offers flights to more than 120 destinations all over the world. By accepting Cash-Ticket as a payment method on their website www.brusselsairlines.com, the next business trip or holiday is now only a 16 digit pin code away.



About Cash-Ticket:



Cash-Ticket is the second product from paysafecard group. The prepaid voucher allows consumers to purchase flights, ticket orders and online-shopping without having to provide personal bank details. When paying at a web-shop all that is required is the 16 digit pin code. paysafecard group already operate in more than 20 countries worldwide with offices in Vienna, London and Buenos Aires. Founded in 2000, the company is one of the leading providers of alternative payment solutions and in March 2009 was awarded by Paybefore for being the ‘Best Prepaid Company Outside the USA’.



Press contact: Ludger Voetz| ludger@braun-pr.com| +44 20 7866 54 54



About Brussels Airlines:



Brussels Airlines is the Belgian airline that offers the widest choice of flights to and from its base in Brussels Airport. The group’s 3000 employees and 51 aircraft operate some 300 punctual flights daily, connecting the Capital of Europe to some 70 premium European and African airports.



On its European routes, operated with AVRO, Airbus A319 and Boeing 737, Brussels Airlines offers the choice of a genuine business class product (b.business), a flexible travel formula offering timesaving and comfort (b.flex economy+) and a low cost product (b.light economy). On medium- and long-haul flights, the airline operates traditional business or economy class.



In addition to 20 destinations on the African continent, Brussels Airlines and its intercontinental partners also offer long-haul service to the United Arab Emirates, China, Thailand, India, Toronto and 33 North American destinations via New York or Chicago.



Brussels Airlines is owned by SN Airholding and is backed up by more than 80 years of aviation experience in Belgium. On September 15th 2008, Lufthansa Group announced an equity investment in the Belgian airline. On December 11th 2008, Brussels Airlines received an official invitation to join Star Alliance.



Press contact: Brussels Airlines Corporate Communication Department| +32 2 723 84 00