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03-13-2013, 01:02 PM
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Better hire an automotive editor, SkyMall. The Chinese are about to one-up you.
Spring Airlines, a Chinese-based budget airline, will soon be adding cars to the slew of goodies that can be purchased via in-flight catalog. According to CNN Travel, passengers will be able to use their credit cards to make payments on the automobile of their choice. At least initially, Chinese-branded cars will be the only ones on offer, with prices averaging around 100,000 yuan (about $16,000).
Of course, this means Spring Airlines' entire cabin crew of 500-plus men and women will now have to be trained on selling cars and learning the specs of the variety of models on sale. And we do think it's a bit strange to buy a car without actually, you know, seeing it, let alone actually taking it for a test drive.
It's unclear exactly how customers who do fork over their credit cards mid-flight will take delivery of the cars they purchase. Furthermore, specific financing details are unavailable at this time - will customers need to pay all at once, or will payment plans also be available in-flight?
Spring Airlines plans to kick off its car-buying initiative in April, starting with flights out of Shanghai. Color us intrigued.Chinese airline preparing to launch in-flight car dealerships (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/13/chinese-airline-preparing-to-launch-in-flight-car-dealerships/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Better hire an automotive editor, SkyMall. The Chinese are about to one-up you.
Spring Airlines, a Chinese-based budget airline, will soon be adding cars to the slew of goodies that can be purchased via in-flight catalog. According to CNN Travel, passengers will be able to use their credit cards to make payments on the automobile of their choice. At least initially, Chinese-branded cars will be the only ones on offer, with prices averaging around 100,000 yuan (about $16,000).
Of course, this means Spring Airlines' entire cabin crew of 500-plus men and women will now have to be trained on selling cars and learning the specs of the variety of models on sale. And we do think it's a bit strange to buy a car without actually, you know, seeing it, let alone actually taking it for a test drive.
It's unclear exactly how customers who do fork over their credit cards mid-flight will take delivery of the cars they purchase. Furthermore, specific financing details are unavailable at this time - will customers need to pay all at once, or will payment plans also be available in-flight?
Spring Airlines plans to kick off its car-buying initiative in April, starting with flights out of Shanghai. Color us intrigued.Chinese airline preparing to launch in-flight car dealerships (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/13/chinese-airline-preparing-to-launch-in-flight-car-dealerships/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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