Airlines confront credit card fraud in the air
When it comes to credit card fraud while flying, it is the airlines that may be the most common victims, said Mary Kirby, the CEO of Runway Girl Network, an aviation industry media company.
It’s a little-known fact that most credit card purchases that take place in the air don’t actually go through to the credit card company in real-time. The flight attendant swipes the card through a point-of-sale device, which stores the information until the plane lands and arrives at the gate.