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American Airlines Will Soon Only Accept Cold, Hard Credit Cards

Yesterday evening, we found ourselves on a flight where cold, hard cash was still the preferred method of paying for $5 beers and bags of M&Ms, and the ensuing mess reminded us why more airlines are turning to "cashless cabins."

February of this year saw both Delta and Southwest join the cashless club, and now American Airlines doesn't want to be left out in the cold. It's no wonder either, what with the issues of making change in-flight and possibly dealing with other currencies on flights from Canada and Mexico.

According to the AP, American "said it will not accept cash on flights within the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada" beginning this upcoming Monday. Although the cashless policy won't affect AmericanEagle flights, we would still plan to whip out the plastic for your headset and Pepsi purchase anyways.

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United Airlines Joins the Cool 'Cashless Cabin' Crowd

It looks like the only cash you'll need when heading to the airport these days is for the taxi cab there and back. And maybe a couple of bucks for one of those SmarteCartes.

United Airlines has joined the ever-increasing group of airlines who have "cashless cabins," meaning only credit cards will be accepted for on-board purchases. For folks flying United, the cashless cabin begins on March 23 for all domestic flights and flights to Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

United said it would take both cash and credit on flights around the rest of the world. The airline will continue to be cash-only on its United Express regional flights.

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Southwest Joins Ranks of Airlines With a 'Plastic Only' Policy

Need a glass of chardonnay to make it through your Albuquerque-Spokane flight? Go ahead and order up that drink, but be prepared to flash your plastic; save the singles for other pleasures.

This last fall, Southwest Airlines joined a long list of other domestic airlines employing the "cashless cabin" service. Effectively removing the flight attendants' burden of having to carry out a mini cash drawer and dole out change mid-air, the credit card-only policy is all about streamlining in-flight service.

Just like on a big international flight, these days the flight attendants tote a small charge machine, ready and willing to bill you $3 for that special can of Monster Lo-Carb energy drink. Have your plastic at the ready on these airlines: Alaskan, Frontier, JetBlue, AirTran, Virgin America and Midwest Airlines, but not Northwest--they are one of the few still standing by the almighty greenback with a strict cash-only policy on domestic routes. Let's just hope they don't make the cabin crew sport change belts.

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