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Online Payment Guide

Payment with Card

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The Credit/Debit Card purchase can be rejected by Card Company in cases below:

  • When the Billing address in USA/UK/Canada of credit card is unmatched
  • When CVV/CVC is not exactly matched

The Pop-Up for authentication is provided by Card Company and can be limited in certain browsers.

Payment in installments by credit/debit cards issued in countries outside of Korea is not permitted.

The payment method for a flight ticket cannot be changed after purchase.

Payable Cards

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, UATP, Diners Club, Discover, JCB

Diners Club : Available except for the purchase made in KRW, CNY, RUB

Discover Card : Available except for the purchase made in KRW, JPY, CNY, RUB

JCB card : Available only for the purchase made in KRW, JPY

Payer Authentication

The authentication service is required to verify information registered on the payment card for purposes of cardholder verification.

There are two ways of the payer authentication :

You will be required to assign a password for the authentication program
(Visa Secure, Mastercard Identity Check, AMEX Safekey) and please note that some card companies may not provide an authentication service. Please contact your card provider for more information.

Installment payments are only accepted if the credit/debit cards are issued in Korea.

Foreign transaction and/or currency conversion fee may be added to your billing statement when the primary currency of travel origination is different from the currency of the credit/debit card issuing country.

PayPal

PayPal payment service is provided with 13 different Currencies except KRW/CNY/MYR/IDR/RUB. You can make a payment with PayPal until 72hours prior to departure.

If you purchase a ticket using a PayPal account, please note that the transaction may be invalid and the ticket may be cancelled if the payment is not successfully completed after ticket issuance. About 30 minutes after the transaction has been made, please reconfirm the payment status under "My Trips" or "Search Tickets".

In accordance with PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy, passengers who have registered for PayPal through the PayPal Korean site will be unable to proceed with payment. Please choose an acceptable form of payment to continue with your purchase.

For help or other inquiries regarding PayPal, please refer to PayPal's website at www.paypal.com open new window.

Korean Air uses the Korean sales account for PayPal, so please note that additional fees such as cross-border fee may be charged to some credit/debit cards registered in PayPal.

Apple Pay

Apple Pay is an acceptable payment option on our KE Mobile app/Mobile website. Apple Pay service is available for itineraries departing from America region and paying with USD currency.

It’s easy to use Apple Pay with your debit or credit card. 
Make sure your iPhone is running the most up-to-date iOS by checking ‘Software update’ – you’ll find this under ‘General’ in ‘Settings’.

To add your card to your iPhone, open the Wallet app, then tap the plus sign in the upper right-hand corner. If the card you'd like to use is already in iTunes, you can quickly add it by entering the card security code. If you need to add a new card, simply follow the on-screen instructions.

When you purchase tickets on our payment page, select “Apple Pay” button; select the card you wish to pay with, use Touch ID or Face ID to complete your payment.

Phone requirements

  • iOS 12.2 and later

iOS devices supported

  • iPhone models with Face ID
  • iPhone models with Touch ID, except for iPhone 5s
  • iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad, and iPad mini models with Touch ID or Face ID

Card types supported

  • VISA
  • MasterCard
  • American Express

Currencies supported

  • USD – US Dollars