Contactless payments, including Apple Pay and Android Pay, are now being piloted on Lothian’s Airlink 100 service between Edinburgh city centre and Edinburgh Airport.
Fitted to Lothian’s new fleet of Airlink buses, the technology is a first for the city.
Nigel Serafini, Commercial Director from Lothian says: “This is the first time that we will be offering contactless payment for journeys on any of our buses, which will be a welcome addition to our range of ticketing and payment choices.
It’s a seamless and convenient way to pay for your ticket, especially for visitors to the capital, who might not be in Edinburgh long enough to benefit from the best value travel our Ridacard season ticket offers.
“Our team will be monitoring system performance over the coming months and, if it proves to be successful, we will then be in a position to begin rolling out contactless payments across the whole of the Lothian network in the near future.”
If the pilot project is successful, contactless could be introduced to all of Lothian’s other services within the next 12 months.
