Dubai’s Emirate’s airline has begun accepting cryptocurrency payments, the first major airline in the Gulf to offer the option of using digital assets for flight bookings.

The option uses the Crypto.com Pay service and is live for bookings settled in dirhams on Emirates’ website and app, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

It is unclear which cryptocurrencies are accepted by the feature. Crypto.com, one of the biggest exchanges worldwide, hosts more than 400 assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, stablecoins Tether and USD Coin, and its native token Cronos. The National has reached out to Crypto.com.

The move aims to cater to a “digitally-affluent” generation, as well as other users opting for more convenient payment…