Easyjet ends fee-free bookings as it now charges for Visa Electron

lewroll

richardw wrote: »

If you buy 18 flights at £43.99 each in one booking, that's £9 admin for that booking with a debit card, so that's 50p admin per flight.

So realistically how many people do you know who book 18 flights at a time??

And also if they can do the 'admin' for 18 individual flights for 50p a time, why can't they do 1 for 50p??

[Deleted User]

I don't like the idea of paying a £9 admin fee for a single booking either. I suggest that people should look around and count ALL the costs before booking. If EJ is convenient and cheapest, I'll consider flying with them if not ... :wave:

richardw

lewroll wrote: »

So realistically how many people do you know who book 18 flights at a time

... .....2 people

jayok

Maybe this website can run an Easyjet booking club where people group together to pay just one £9 fee or will that be next on the list of the whingers and lazy who could not be bothered to research the money saving way!

budgetflyer

richardw wrote: »

If you buy 18 flights at £43.99 each in one booking, that's £9 admin for that booking with a debit card, so that's 50p admin per flight.

Could you get that many flights on the one booking without the price going up ?

It also does away with the split booking advantages.

richardw

budgetflyer wrote: »

Could you get that many flights on the one booking without the price going up ?

Yes, they operate a flight basket system.

coupleuk

Wouldn't this be nice......

The MAXIMUM price you will pay to fly from X to Y is £z - that price includes your fare, taxes, admin fees, card processing fees, hand luggage, 20KG suitcase and a pair of ski's per passenger. Your price will reduce depending on card payment method and/or if you remove the suitcase and/or ski's.

That way, it will be easy to compare overall flight prices between airlines.

Of course, modern technology allows for the "extra" to be added/deleted at the first booking page, so there is NO NEED for airlines (and others) to operate the way they do - it needs legislation to clamp down on this one industry so all is clear for the consumer on page 1 of a website and not page 10.

budgetflyer

Why would you need skis on a flight to Palma ?

budgetflyer

richardw wrote: »

Yes, they operate a flight basket system.

first time I tried it

Lon (all airports) to LPA (gran Canaria) Thurs 1 March

Price for 1 passenger £67.99
Price for 18 passengers £75.55 (each)

richardw

The flight basket system means that you can add different flights to a shopping basket and then checkout and only pay one £9 admin fee.

If a business person flys once a week between Stansted and Amsterdam, they can buy 9 return flights STN-AMS in one basket and pay one £9 admin fee.

You'd be buying 18 different flight sectors.