{"id":38518,"date":"2023-07-11T22:45:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=38518"},"modified":"2023-07-11T22:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:15:56","slug":"southwest-airlines-new-partnership-with-most-to-revamp-inflight-retail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/11\/southwest-airlines-new-partnership-with-most-to-revamp-inflight-retail\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Airlines New Partnership with MOST to Revamp Inflight Retail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DALLAS- <\/strong>Texas-based low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines (WN)<\/a> has partnered with MOST to enhance its passengers’ inflight retail and payment experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution integrates onboard product management, custom payment hardware, and efficient payment processing to provide a better passenger experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Southwest MOST Partnership for Inflight Retail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The United States carrier can easily integrate a digital shopping cart, payment processing, and onboard product management through MOST’s ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOST CEO Jan Blanchard expressed his enthusiasm over the partnership. He stated, “Adopting the MOST solution makes for smoother exchanges between the airline’s flight attendants and customers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Ron Freer, Senior Manager of Inflight Mobility at Southwest Airlines, appreciated the partnership. He stated, “As we reimagined our inflight retail process, we needed a solution that would reduce workloads, improve data collection. Further, shorten the time it takes to handle each passenger transaction.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“MOST’s agile development process and rapid iterations allowed us to continuously revise the application continuously, ensuring a successful deployment on a very aggressive timeline,” added Freer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On-the-Go Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most On the go solution is a hardware and software platform allowing airlines to accept passengers’ payments in-flight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, the platform combines an iPad Mini 6 with a dedicated payment device and supports NFC\/Contactless tap, Smart Chip, and swipe payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Pay payment gateway handles transactions during flight. Further enabling frequent offline payment transmission for processing. Subsequently, Data analytics, including product management, can be relayed in near real-time to back-office systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over this special partnership, the MOST CEO concluded, “Deploying our solution at the scale of Southwest Airlines is a major accomplishment for our team.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The MOST solution makes it easier for flight attendants to do their job, which improves the inflight experience for everyone. Smoother exchanges between crew and passengers create a better experience for everyone on board,” added Blanchard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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