Fly Qatar Airways through M-Pesa

ASHERY MKAMA

QATAR Airways has entered into partnership with Vodacom and launched service that now enables customers to pay for the airline tickets using M-Pesa.

The new service offers greater flexibility for Qatar Airways’ passengers and Vodacom Tanzania customers, who can now book tickets online at www.qatarairways.com/tz or through the reservations office and make their payment through M-Pesa.

Vodacom Tanzania's acting Managing Director, Nina Pendaeli Eshun said they are proud to be associated with Qatar Airways - one of the world’s leading airlines. “Our goal is to remain relevant and responsive to market needs at all times,” Ms Eshun said.

M-Pesa is about reach, access and convenience thus Vodacom customers travelling on Qatar Airways can now purchase their tickets anytime and anywhere at the mere click of a button.

The acting MD said "M-Pesa would continue working on the provision of solutions that would be customized to suit the needs of the market and customer preferences as well as lifestyles."

Qatar Airways Country Manager, Basel Haydar, said the new payment solution gears to give passengers much more flexibility in payment methods. "Our passengers want to be able to book tickets 24/7 and instantly access our latest offers,” said Basel, "so this solution is both user-friendly and gives passengers greater flexibility”.

In order to pay, customers will go to the M-Pesa pay bill option, enter Qatar Airways’ business number 331199 and insert their booking reference number and the amount quoted at time of booking.

Upon receipt of payment, the customer will receive an SMS confirmation and the e-ticket via e-mail. The ticket may also be collected at Qatar Airways reservations or their airport office.