Can I Use Pre Paid Visa Electron With Easyjet

aldino

Hi,

I am going to be booking about 6 flights with easyjet over the xmas period, so applied for a Halifax account to get a visa electron...but they are being very slow and haven't even replied yet...

If I get a Post Office Travel Card, OR a Travelex Pre Pay Card, will I be ok to use them to book with Easyjet?

Other option is Entropay but thats 5% charge as opposed to 1.5% for PO card, and can't seem to find the Travelex rate...

Thanks

apt

If you are going to book 6 flights over the Christmas period you might as well go ahead and book them in one go with a normal debit card. The total card charge of £3.50 is likely to be less than fee charged by a virtual electron card. And if you wait for the Halifax card to arrive some of the flight prices are likely to rise by more than a total of £3.50.

aldino

apt wrote: »

If you are going to book 6 flights over the Christmas period you might as well go ahead and book them in one go with a normal debit card. The total card charge of £3.50 is likely to be less than fee charged by a virtual electron card. And if you wait for the Halifax card to arrive some of the flight prices are likely to rise by more than a total of £3.50.

Thanks for the idea, although some of those flights will be for 1 person, and others 2. On Easyjet website seems you can only book all flights for 1, or all for 2, it won't let you mix and match, so I'm gonna have to book seperately.

One thing though - on the PO Travel Card it says "A Cross-Border Fee of 2.75% of the transaction amount will apply if transaction is in currency other than that of the Card, applicable to both Card Purchases and Cash Withdrawals"

Does that mean if I load it with £, and buy 1 ticket between 2 Euro countries on Easyjet, so gotta pay in €, the card would charge me, rather then just converting? Might get a 2nd card if thats possible? As there is no charge for loading with Euros.

Thanks