NO BOOKING FEE when you pay with Paypal Monarch Flights

paulofessex

Just noticed this info on the Pay Pal website, haven't used it myself just thought l would share the info in case it helps someone.

Link to Info

richardw

from http://www.monarch.co.uk/faq/flights/fares-taxes-and-charges/fees-for-scheduled-flights

"Booking fees
Pay by debit card to avoid paying a booking fee.
Credit card payments will incur a flat fee of £10.00 per booking, regardless of the number of passengers on the booking.
PayPal payments will incur a flat fee of £5.00 per booking, regardless of the number of passengers on the booking."

BTW if you pay via paypal, you may not get S75 credit card protection.

paulofessex

richardw wrote: »

from http://www.monarch.co.uk/faq/flights/fares-taxes-and-charges/fees-for-scheduled-flights

"Booking fees
Pay by debit card to avoid paying a booking fee.
Credit card payments will incur a flat fee of £10.00 per booking, regardless of the number of passengers on the booking.
PayPal payments will incur a flat fee of £5.00 per booking, regardless of the number of passengers on the booking."

BTW if you pay via paypal, you may not get S75 credit card protection.

Thanks for that, as l said l hadn't used it myself. Not sure how they can claim No Booking Fee if they charge you £5

agrinnall

Without actually getting to the point of booking we don't know which of the statements is correct but given the big splash they've made about no booking fee with PayPal I would suspect they haven't updated the other page.

martindow

It is quite surprising that Paypal is free or at least cheaper than credit cards as PP's fees are at least as much as a CC.

bagand96

Does anyone have a definitive answer on paying for flights vis paypal and Section 75 protection? I can see the point that if the airline goes under, your actual transaction wasn't with them so would you be covered with your card provider. Or do PayPal offer protection?

Its much debated but never really seen an answer. I guess its one of those things that won't be tested until it happens.

fifeken

bagand96 wrote: »

Does anyone have a definitive answer on paying for flights vis paypal and Section 75 protection? I can see the point that if the airline goes under, your actual transaction wasn't with them so would you be covered with your card provider. Or do PayPal offer protection?

Its much debated but never really seen an answer. I guess its one of those things that won't be tested until it happens.

It gets mentioned a lot in the Ebay forum. In most cases you are not covered by Section 75 as there is a middleman between the bank and the vendor, in this case Paypal.