Protecting travel intermediaries from the impacts of airline failures
Airline failures have been part of the 110 year
history of commercial passenger aviation.
A fundamental risk remains today: air travel’s
prepaid nature creates supplier default exposure,
and there are no industry-wide protections despite
over 1,200 commercial passenger airline failures in
the past 25 years.
The stakes are high for travel intermediaries
their investors and directors, end travellers,
and taxpayers. All of them can suffer significant
financial impact and other losses when an airline
ceases operations.
WEX virtual cards are a proven safeguard.
Unlike bank transfers, which offer no recourse,
WEX virtual cards enable fast, reliable chargeback
protection, allowing intermediaries to recover funds
quickly when an airline fails.