Delta Becomes the First U.S. Airline to Offer Alipay Payment and Improve the Ease of Online Booking from China


ATLANTA and SHANGHAI, April 1, 2015 — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has partnered with Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”) and UATP to make it easier for Chinese consumers to purchase airline tickets via delta.com. This move sees Delta become the first United States carrier to add Ant Financial’s Alipay payment platform to its website, as part of the airline’s ongoing effort to serve Chinese travelers.To get more alipay delta, you can visit citynewsservice.cn official website.

China has emerged as the world’s top-spending and fastest-growing tourism source market over the past decade due to rapid urbanization and the astonishing growth of its middle class. With an enthusiasm for exploring new destinations and different lifestyles, this new generation of Chinese consumers has made the United States its most desired travel destination. In 2013, 1.8 million Chinese travelers visited the United States, contributing $21.1 billion to the U.S. economy. Following the recent easing of reciprocal visa policies between the U.S. and China, a further increase in Chinese travelers is now expected.

Delta’s partnership with Ant Financial will help connect the airline with the more than 300 million registered Alipay users in China. These savvy online consumers can fund their Alipay purchases on delta.com through bank accounts or credit/debit cards with over 200 Alipay financial institution partners worldwide.

Vinay Dube, Delta’s senior vice president – Asia Pacific, stated, “As the U.S. and China have agreed to issue multiple-entry visas for up to ten years for short-term business and tourist travel, our partnership with Alipay will give more Chinese consumers the chance to experience traveling in the U.S. with our industry-leading product and service in flight and on the ground.”

Delta operates nonstop flights from Beijing and Shanghai-Pudong to two U.S. gateways, Detroit and Seattle, where passengers can connect to more than 250 U.S. cities.