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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines mobile payment for online ticket purchases

2015/04/07

Ethiopian Airlines has announced the commencement of mobile payment for online ticket purchases in Ethiopia. The new service is powered by the payment service provider, FloCash and was made possible through the cooperation of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE).

The service will be available to customers in Ethiopia and will be open for them to make travel reservations, pay and receive payment confirmation with associated passenger locator record, in a single connection.

The advantages of the new one-click service include saving time and money through various discount offers. The new mobile payment option is user-friendly. Next selecting their flights at www.ethiopianairlines.com, passengers may choose the CBE Mobile at the payment page, read the statement by Ethiopian.

Currently, customers in nations like Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Cameroon, Brazil, and Ethiopia are able to complete their payments using local payment options online. By the end of this year Senegal, Zambia and Rwanda will as well be enabled.

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