RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda said it has introduced enabled Maestro, Discover, Diners and JCB credit cards for online tickets payments.
According to the airline, the four payment methods are in addition to the existing SmartCash, VISA and Master cards.
RwandAir explained that its Internet Booking Engine (IBE),also allows payment by Mpesa; the mobile-phone based money transfer service, adding that it is part of RwandAir’s IBE upgrade project that started earlier this year which includes the selection of Wirecard AG, one of Europe’s leading specialist for payment processing service,as RwandAir’s online ticket payment processing provider.
Speaking on the RwandAir’s IBE upgrade project, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir, Chance Ndagano, said,“RwandAir continues to introduce some of the latest industry solutions in order to meet the needs of our customers, for flexible, secure, varied and efficient online payment methods as well as better position itself in this highly competitive industry.”
He said that a mobile application and more mobile-based payments, are planned to be introduced with the aim to offer innovative and convenient services to our customers.
