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Delta Air Lines Inc. is adopting Tap to Pay on iPhone for its U.S. flights, a move made in conjunction with processor Elavon Inc.
Delta has long accepted card payments on flights, having adopted a card-only policy in 2009 for North America flights, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported then. The move to Tap to Pay on iPhone enables Delta to equip its flight attendants with iPhones fitted with a payment-acceptance app instead of having to use a dedicated point-of-sale device. It is unknown how many iPhones this change involves.
Delta says flight attendants can use the same iPhones they already use for checking seat assignments and upgrade approvals for payment acceptance, eliminating the need to manage a separate fleet of POS terminals and their connectivity.
Atlanta-based Delta says attendants already are using iPhones for payments. Apple Inc. introduced Tap to Pay on iPhone in 2022, and it has since been adopted by numerous retailers and processors. It launched in Canada in May.
Delta has been a long-standing client of Elavon, an Elavon spokesperson says. Elavon, a unit of U.S. Bank, says it has more than 1.3 million customers.
