Japan's low-cost airline Peach Aviation has confirmed that plans to accept Bitcoin have been delayed and can not be canceled as promised.
Peach Aviation announced in May 2017 that customers could use Bitcoin as a payment method until the end of the year. The plan, however, has been postponed until March 2018.
The airline has partnered with the crypto money exchange BITpoint Japan to set up Bitcoin ATMs at the new Bitcoin payment system and airports.
The airline allegedly abandoned accepting Bitcoin after the recent fluctuations in the market and the stolen NEM of 534 million dollars in Coincheck from Japan's largest stock exchange. The company made a statement on the official website and rejected the claims.
Not the first company
Peach Aviation is not the first company to announce that it will accept Bitcoin on flights. In July of 2017, AirBaltic added Bitcoin as a payment method.