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>Cash is a big hassle to flight attendants. If they don't have sufficient
>change then they give the passenger the beverage and tell them that
>they'll come back later to collect the money when they have change, but
>they often forget or never get enough change.
>
>So few passengers lack a credit or debit card that it shouldn't be a
>problem for alcoholic beverages. For airlines that sell food it may be
>more of a problem because older kids traveling alone often have no
>credit or debit card.
>
>You see more and more businesses in general moving cashless. A few
>retro-grouch customers are lost, but there are sufficient advantages to
>not taking cash to still make it a net positive.
For the cash-only society, we'll probably see airport vending machines
start selling Visa-logoed prepaid cards right in the airport, allowing
planes to remain cashless, while allowing the cash-only crowd to
effectively buy a voucher for plane food. |