"The added ability to pay with Venmo for flights on JetBlue and manage travel costs during the trip through Groups helps solve the pain points of shared expenses from the time of booking to returning home," PayPal's John Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of consumer, said in a statement.
Venmo payment options are the latest announcement in a broader effort from JetBlue to enhance its services and boost profits. The struggling low-cost carrier has searched for new revenue streams as larger airlines introduce their own budget options, increasing competition for those flyers.
As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.
As people across the DC region await to hear more information on just how this happened, many are also searching for ways to help those impacted.
Both the captain, Jonathan J. Campos, 34, and co-pilot, Sam Lilley, 28, had been flying for years, according to family and friends.
Officials have transitioned to a "recovery effort" to find the bodies of the 67 people believed to have died in the crash near Reagan Airport near DC.
Update from Wichita: American Airlines flight involved in mid-air collision originated from Wichita
PayPal Holdings Inc. will pay $2 million to settle claims that it mishandled an update to its tax-reporting protocols to comply with federal pandemic-era requirements and exposed customers’ Social Security numbers,
The suit contends that racist actions by American Airlines employees led to the arrest by police of the Arizona newlyweds while on their honeymoon.
Venmo payment options are available on the airline’s website and will roll out on their mobile app “in the coming months,” the carrier announced.
The ubiquity of PayPal checkout means you'll have many chances to snag a high rewards rate. Non-PayPal purchases, though, earn a less-spectacular rate, and the card lacks a few key features.
The pilot and first officer on the American Airlines plane that crashed into a military helicopter Wednesday night—killing all 64 people on board—have been identified by a colleague and family member as victims alongside American and Russian figure skaters,