Southwest to require plastic for onboard purchases=0APortland Business Jour= nal=0A=09* Print =0A=09* Email =0A=09* Reprints =0A=09* RSS Feeds =0A=09* A= dd to Del.icio.us =0A=09* Digg This =0A=09* Comments=0AWith all the talk ab= out airlines requiring passengers to pay extra fees, Southwest Airlines Co.= is coming out with a different message: We=A2re not raising your fees, but= we are putting hand-held credit card devices onboard and banning cash tran= sactions.=0ADallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV), the No. 1 carrier serving P= ortland International Airport, said in a press release Tuesday that beginni= ng Sept. 9 all aircraft will have devices to handle credit and debit card t= ransactions. If you want a cocktail, beer or wine, the flight attendant's h= and-held device will allow you to charge it.=0AAs part of the move, the car= rier will no longer accept cash.=0ASouthwest says all major credit cards an= d debit cards will be accepted, as will drink coupons. Customers who have R= apid Rewards credit cards from Chase will be able to register double reward= dollars by using their card.=0ASouthwest is not the only airline with the = service. Fort Worth-based American Airlines Inc., the subsidiary of AMR Cor= p., says on its Web site that it offers passengers the convenience of payin= g for items onboard with credit cards and cash. Alaska Airlines also announ= ced last year that patrons can use their cards on some flights.=0A=0A=0ARea= der Comments=0A(0) Comments <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".