Southwest Airlines goes cashless

Posted by stephen on September 3, 2008

As of September 9, Southwest Airlines will no longer accept cash for onboard purchases. If you want to buy a drink on board the airplane, the flight attendant will require your credit card, debit card, or your frequent-flier coupons.

The Dallas-based airline will equip all its aircraft with hand-held credit card devices in a move to ease the payments and reduce the hassle for flight attendants.

Southwest joins a growing list of carriers that have introduced plastic-only payments, including US Airways which introduced cashless cabins last month.