Easyjet booking fees

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 12:46

Booked a flight Belfast-Gatwick with Easyjet,paid by debit card was charged £8 for the privilege

Booked Dublin -Ercan with Turkish,paid by credit card, no charge. To me this sounds like extortion on the part of Easyjet, you have to use a card of some sort, there is no facility to pay cash.

Namps


Joined: 14/05/2011
Posts: 45

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 12:51

Never been charged when using my debit card

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 12:54

Nor me till this time, must be their latest innovation.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 14:01

They are charging now for debit card bookings - only free one (they are required to offer) is Electron

whatever that is. I prices booking a single from Glasgow to Stansted on-line at £23.99 and they want

to charge me £12.95 a total of £36.94. Extortionate. The return was almost as bad, but because the

return flight leaves me nearly 5 hours wait, I thought about train back, quicker and cheaper.

Ststed. to Ercan didn't charge anything for booking with credit card, and thanks to Tom for his help in

arranging my stop-over in Istanbul on return.

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 15:42

Phyllis Msg 4 - It was a pleasure. Next time maybe we can help with the EasyJet and the Train as you can book them straight off our http://www.flightholiday.co.uk web site.

blade


Joined: 19/06/2010
Posts: 1286

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 16:34

Out of interest does anyone know what companies are charged by the credit card companies for taking a credit card payment?

eagleyemonkey


Joined: 21/03/2010
Posts: 184

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 18:05

This credit card charging has been covered by 'WatchDog' in UK recently.

Many different sectors are adding on this charge for use of various cards.

It's a bit of a scandal.

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 18:07

Msg 7,

Not a scandal but downright extortion.

eagleyemonkey


Joined: 21/03/2010
Posts: 184

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 18:13

Exactly Paddywack, that was the word I was looking for.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 19:29

Have a look at



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/8743566/Airline-passengers-paying-265000-a-day-in-excessive-debit-card-surcharges.html

Panchocat


Joined: 29/11/2009
Posts: 1333

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 19:45

Namps not a good idea to use a debit card on the internet even on a secure site.

Too much account info is available to those that can use it illegally. Not the same protection as with a credit card.

eagleyemonkey


Joined: 21/03/2010
Posts: 184

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 19:50

And you get charged even more to use a credit card.

fosterscan


Joined: 27/02/2010
Posts: 541

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 20:11

Try getting there another way its not extortionate its still a very cheap way to travel try BA prices.Yes easyjey and other 'low cost' add extras on its still far cheaper than there rivals.What annoys me i pay £250 return gatwick to larnaca then the same again for car hire and transfers cant be happy all the time .Enjoy your Holidays

SteveAustin



Joined: 10/03/2008
Posts: 202

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 20:14

Get a Halifax online account, they give you an Electron Card. When booking flights I transfer money online to the account and then pay the low-cost airlines with the Electron card, no charges and can do it all in a matter of minutes.



Mike.

rejela


Joined: 09/02/2011
Posts: 293

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 21:49

easy money jet!

joseph


Joined: 17/04/2008
Posts: 709

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 22:07

Many airlines now accept payment via paypal. No charges and paypal fully insure your payments.



I know Monarch into Larnaca accept the above so should be worth checking out your choice of airline.



Regards Joseph