PayPal teams up with airline

A collaboration between Monarch Airlines and PayPal will let you buy tickets online without your credit or debit card.

Rather than pay using plastic when you go to the flyMonarch.com website, you will be able to use your PayPal account instead.

This means that you don't have to worry about your credit or debit card details being exposed to cybercriminals, who could use them to make unauthorised purchases.

A recent report from the Association of Payment and Clearing Services (APACS) found that the most common type of credit card fraud was CNP, or card-not-present fraud.

This is when the retailer doesn't actually see the card being used, such as in online or telephone transactions.

Managing director of flyMonarch.com Liz Savage said: "Being the first European airline to offer the PayPal payment option is great news for our customers, many of whom are already PayPal account holders, and will help to further streamline our online booking process on flyMonarch.com."

Monarch flies to Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal and Cyprus from Birmingham, Gatwick, Luton and Manchester airports.

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