MSE News: Airlines forced to display debit card fees upfront

SaveTheEuro

callum9999 wrote: »

One step forward for the ignorant consumer, one step back for the rest...

(Just look at Easyjet now - I used to be able to fly without extra charge by using a Visa Electron, now because of this I have a £9 surcharge put on my flight... (I know it's per booking, but I generally book one-way flights).

You should be grateful, getting all that administration for just £9. Where else can you get such great value when buying administration?

Bob_the_Saver

stevros88 wrote: »

They'll find a new way to screw the customer, their priority is to squeeze out every last penny so it won't be long before they introduce a new kind of fee regardless of how we pay.

They managed to screw nearly £17 out of Mrs. Bob the Saver for her flight back on Saturday, it's disgusting, shouldn't be allowed.
That reminds me I must get rid of all those empties tomorrow.

Consumerist

NFH wrote: »

Why should you have been able to pay less when using a Visa Electron card? It costs Easyjet the same to accept Visa Electron as it does for them to accept other Visa debit cards. I don't understand why this should have entitled you to any discount.

Good question. But shouldn't you be asking Easyjet for the answer?

As customers, we don't set the ridiculous rules so we can only do our best to work within them to minimise costs.

Talk about one born every minute.

Bob_the_Saver

Maybe this gives a clue to Ryanair's next move, since when did they offer any discounts?


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KTF

the article said they would offer discounts to the customers who had previously bought their pre-paid card thing they offered now they can no longer use this as a get out to avoid the fees.

greyteam1959

NFH wrote: »

I fear you are right. Ryanair will probably start charging for cabin baggage - unavoidable for most passengers, but Ryanair would claim it's an avoidable optional extra. One US airline, Spirit, already does this. See http://www.spirit.com/OptionalFees.aspx

Probably be a good thing charging for hand luggage to be honest.
Its getting absolutely ridiculous now the amount & size of hand luggage.
In fact its now delaying departure in some cases.

Bob_the_Saver

KTF wrote: »

the article said they would offer discounts to the customers who had previously bought their pre-paid card thing they offered now they can no longer use this as a get out to avoid the fees.

I wonder if they'll advertise this discounted fare along side the 'normal fare' so we are back to where we are now more or less.

jpsartre

I don't know about charging for carry-on but I wouldn't mind it if airlines cut the allowed size dimensions (and enforced their rules). I've got a trolley that's smaller than the IATA standard size and I still think it's very big for a carry-on. Of course, it would also help tremendously if people would put smaller items under the seat in front of them and would actually think about how they place other items in the overhead lockers instead of just tossing them in there.

Bob_the_Saver

jpsartre wrote: »

I don't know about charging for carry-on but I wouldn't mind it if airlines cut the allowed size dimensions (and enforced their rules). I've got a trolley that's smaller than the IATA standard size and I still think it's very big for a carry-on. Of course, it would also help tremendously if people would put smaller items under the seat in front of them and would actually think about how they place other items in the overhead lockers instead of just tossing them in there.

I'm all for that, especially Airlines based in India.

NFH

Consumerist wrote: »

Good question. But shouldn't you be asking Easyjet for the answer?

The OFT asked them for the answer and they couldn't give one. That's why they dropped the unreasonable card surcharges. The new per-booking admin fee is a separate matter, but is similar to a per-order delivery fee when buying goods online.