Chinese payment system Alipay subscribes Spring Airlines to its services

Chinese third party online payment system Alipay has established a strategic relationship with Spring Airlines, China's first low-cost airline. Now travelers can book their tickets for Spring Airlines' flights through Alipay.com.

Wang Zhenghua, the president of Spring Airlines, says that at the moment half of the online ticket sales are completed through a third-party payment platform. He notes that the partnership with the online payment services provider will contribute to making airlines in China more affordable.

Alipay also partners with Shenzhen Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, and China United Airlines. Cooperation with AliPay will help the airlines to reach over 200 million Alipay users more easily.