BMI credit card rip-off (EUR 12!!!)

Pollycat

CrazyIndian
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Originally Posted by CrazyIndianZA
I think you are missing the point here. The whole idea behind the EU rule about including all taxes with the price of flights is to make easy/fair comparisons between airlines i.e the price you see is the price you pay. The credit card surcharge in effect amounts to a "hidden" revenue stream for airlines.

The OFT in the UK has been making noise about utilities like BT/BGas who charge a disproportionate amount for customers who do not pay by direct debit, far in excess of the cost of the service. I don't often fly ryanair but I am fairly sure that at some point in the past, they offered a no/low cost maestro option.

We're not missing the point here at all.

This charge for payment by credit/debit card is NOT a tax - if it WAS a tax, EVERYONE would have to pay it.

That is why Ryanair can get away with offering £1 or 1p flights - if you have a Visa Elecron card that is EXACTLY the amount you pay (assuming you can do online check-in & have only cabin baggage).

So, Ryanair DOES have a no cost payment option - it's called a Visa Electron card.