EasyJet card transaction fee...

miss_emma

just booked a flight with easy jet for a job interview, so fairly short notice and very quick visit. £50 return, no complaints there!

however £8 fee for using a Visa Debit card?!! used to be £4!!!! :mad:
(I know that an electron card is free, but not many people have electron cards!.. nobody I know has anyway! )

How can they justify such a high transaction fee?????

richardw

It'd be more on Ryanair.

miss_emma

richardw wrote: »

It'd be more on Ryanair.

nicely noticed, fairly useless piece of advise! Thanks!

SaveTheEuro

miss_emma wrote: »

just booked a flight with easy jet for a job interview, so fairly short notice and very quick visit. £50 return, no complaints there!

however £8 fee for using a Visa Debit card?!! used to be £4!!!! :mad:
(I know that an electron card is free, but not many people have electron cards!.. nobody I know has anyway! )

How can they justify such a high transaction fee?????

The real cost is about 20p, so that's a mark-up of 4,000%.

They do it because they can. It is still viewed as "optional" because of the electron card option.

The airline could argue that headline fares would have to rise by £8 if it was prevented from adding that charge, and probably feels it's not ripping you off.

The best option is to equip yourself with an electron card now ready to use when you book your next flight. It's a pain but it does save money. An easy option is to order one from the Halifax web site:
http://www.halifax.co.uk/bankaccounts/other-bank-accounts/easycash/

richardw

miss_emma wrote: »

nicely noticed, fairly useless piece of advise! Thanks!

It ain't advice, just a useful comment sharing knowledge about an airline that has higher charges.

You're going on a return flight for £58, which is very good value thanks to Stelios.

Here's the advice, get involved with current campaigns against high card charges.

antenna

Even members of this site for at least 8 months still want to complain about easyjet/ryanair card charges.....they are SO easily avoided,but no-one will do it for you,you have to make the effort.

budgetflyer

So if the flight was £58 and the card fee was Zero would you be happy ?

dzug1

miss_emma wrote: »

How can they justify such a high transaction fee?????

They don't - currently at least - have to.

antenna

budgetflyer wrote: »

So if the flight was £58 and the card fee was Zero would you be happy ?

............I am very happy that the great unwashed pay their card charges,so i dont have to!.................