United Airlines is now offering passengers pay-over-time options in partnership with financing company, Uplift.
United’s passengers booking flights from the US to the 350-plus cities in its network can use Uplift Pay Monthly to finance their trip and pay over 11 months.
The payment plan is available as an option on United.com’s existing payment process. After applying online, customers will receive an instant decision on the same webpage.
The following terms and conditions are stipulated on an example trip price of $3 043.40 (R44 706) on the website:
A minimum of US$500 (R7 345) deposit is required. A first payment of $271.39 (R3 987) (includes a down payment of $215.95 (R3 158) is due at time of booking plus 11 payments of $271.39 at 15.00% APR. APR may range from 7.00% to 36.00%.
Eligibility is based on credit and other factors.