Air Lituanica Shows Bitcoin's Use in Travel is Taking Flight
Air Lituanica is now accepting bitcoin for flight tickets as part of its ongoing bid to embrace new and innovative methods of serving customers. With the news, the two-plane, Lithuania-based airline becomes the second airline, and second in eastern Europe, to add bitcoin payments following airBaltic's July announcement. In a blog post, Air Lituanica director of commerce Simonas Bartku illustrated the benefits bitcoin can bring to travel businesses, writing: "Bitcoin payments are highly beneficial for the aviation market - this currency helps to attract more buyers from abroad as bitcoins....
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