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Ryanair vs. easyJet Booking
On Jun 23, 9:53*pm, AZ Nomad wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:01:33 +0200, Runge16 wrote: rec.travel.air plonk "tim....." a ?crit dans le message de ... "BartC" wrote in message .com... Have just booked a flight with easyJet after years of using only Ryanair (for European trips). And I have to say it was a pleasure compared with Ryanair. The outward and return flights were both ?43, and the total fare, without hold baggage, was u mean plonkeur |
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S Viemeister wrote:
Michael wrote: S Viemeister wrote: A friend is considering using Aer Arann - any opinions on their service? Haven't used them. But if you're flying to the Arann Islands, you don't have much choice! Well, the trip in question was Dublin-Inverness. Besides, I have a principle of trying anything once. Hmmm... Go on, if only to file a report here! M http://www.cannes-or-bust.com/ |
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writes And I have to say it was a pleasure compared with Ryanair. The outward and return flights were both £43, and the total fare, without hold baggage, was £86! The only extra was a £3 debit card fee. Well, I've just with booked Easyjet and paid the 3UKP debit fee - but they were asking 13UKP extra for any credit card payment - and that's after you calculate the flight price which clearly states 'includes ALL taxes and fees'. They're all a rip off these days, especially if you miss out on the cheaper seats which seem to be scarcer than ever. -- congokid Eating out in London? Read my tips... http://congokid.com |
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"congokid" wrote in message ... In article , BartC writes And I have to say it was a pleasure compared with Ryanair. The outward and return flights were both £43, and the total fare, without hold baggage, was £86! The only extra was a £3 debit card fee. Well, I've just with booked Easyjet and paid the 3UKP debit fee - but they were asking 13UKP extra for any credit card payment - and that's after you calculate the flight price which clearly states 'includes ALL taxes and fees'. I seem to remember the credit card fees were about half that (but I can't find a way of checking without making a dummy booking under a false name). Maybe the credit card fees are per passenger and the debit card is per booking? They're all a rip off these days, especially if you miss out on the cheaper seats which seem to be scarcer than ever. At least both these airlines tell you the fees before you pay. Unlike, say, Brittany Ferries, where the most dominant thing on the screen just before you click Submit is what you think is the total, eg. £100 [in 2006]. After you click Submit, this changes to £103. You go back to the previous page (alas too late now to actually change anything), and at the opposite end of the page, in a tiny font, is a link 'credit card fees', and sure enough clicking that tells you they will charge you £3. -- Bart |
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BartC wrote:
Have just booked a flight with easyJet after years of using only Ryanair (for European trips). I use easyjet and ryanair interchangeably. My prime criteria are cost and where I am flying. I honestly don't notice any difference in basic service, and have yet to have a problem with either. Get an electron card which avoids the charges on both airlines. -- (*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate www.davidhorne.net (email address on website) "The fact is that when I compose I never think of and never have thought of meeting the listener." -George Perle (RIP 2009) |
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"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message ... BartC wrote: Have just booked a flight with easyJet after years of using only Ryanair (for European trips). Get an electron card which avoids the charges on both airlines. The charges are more of a nuisance than anything; if I travel 6 times a year with Ryanair then it'll cost me £60. With easyJet, it'll cost me £18. The headaches of finding a supplier of electron cards (as they seem to be rather elusive), applying for one, possibly being refused, and the extra maintenance and extra id theft risks associated with another card I don't really need, would be even more of a nuisance. Surely the airlines should simply apply a fee that bears some relation to the actual transaction cost, even if the basic fares have to increase, instead of expecting everyone to apply for and carry an extra card just for this purpose. (A few months back I tried to apply for a Nationwide card to avoid foreign cash withdrawal charges. After filling out the form with all my personal details, I got a screen saying I'd been refused the card. What a slap in the face! Now I have to face the same prospect with Electon?! Of course I have only used credit cards for 25 years... But, the point is, why do I have to carry electron and nationwide cards everywhere, just to avoid rip-off charges with the other cards. There shouldn't be any rip-off charges!) -- Bart |
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"BartC" wrote in message om... "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message ... BartC wrote: Have just booked a flight with easyJet after years of using only Ryanair (for European trips). Get an electron card which avoids the charges on both airlines. The charges are more of a nuisance than anything; if I travel 6 times a year with Ryanair then it'll cost me £60. With easyJet, it'll cost me £18. The headaches of finding a supplier of electron cards (as they seem to be rather elusive), applying for one, possibly being refused, and the extra maintenance and extra id theft risks associated with another card I don't really need, would be even more of a nuisance. Surely the airlines should simply apply a fee that bears some relation to the actual transaction cost, even if the basic fares have to increase, instead of expecting everyone to apply for and carry an extra card just for this purpose. They won't have to increase, they have one card which is free because otherwise they have to add the fee to the headline price as it is "non avoidable". They chose the electron because it is the least used card, not because its merchant fees are the lowest (A few months back I tried to apply for a Nationwide card to avoid foreign cash withdrawal charges. After filling out the form with all my personal details, I got a screen saying I'd been refused the card. So was I. As, at the time, I had a savings account with them with a large five figure sum in it the assistant saw how stupid this rejection was and overruled it. I suspected that I got rejected because I didn't check the "move my standing orders to this account" box and the system thought that I had only applied for the account to get "free" foreign transactions and wasn't going to use it for anything else. What a slap in the face! Now I have to face the same prospect with Electon?! Of course I have only used credit cards for 25 years... But, the point is, why do I have to carry electron and nationwide cards everywhere, just to avoid rip-off charges with the other cards. There shouldn't be any rip-off charges!) You'll have to carry on avoiding Ryanair then tim |
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In article , "David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)" writes Get an electron card which avoids the charges on both airlines. I have a Visa Debit card - would that be accepted do you think? -- congokid Eating out in London? Read my tips... http://congokid.com |
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tim..... wrote:
"BartC" wrote in message om... [] (A few months back I tried to apply for a Nationwide card to avoid foreign cash withdrawal charges. After filling out the form with all my personal details, I got a screen saying I'd been refused the card. So was I. As, at the time, I had a savings account with them with a large five figure sum in it the assistant saw how stupid this rejection was and overruled it. I suspected that I got rejected because I didn't check the "move my standing orders to this account" box and the system thought that I had only applied for the account to get "free" foreign transactions and wasn't going to use it for anything else. I got a simple account at Halifax. -- (*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate www.davidhorne.net (email address on website) "The fact is that when I compose I never think of and never have thought of meeting the listener." -George Perle (RIP 2009) |
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BartC wrote:
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message ... BartC wrote: Have just booked a flight with easyJet after years of using only Ryanair (for European trips). Get an electron card which avoids the charges on both airlines. The charges are more of a nuisance than anything; if I travel 6 times a year with Ryanair then it'll cost me £60. With easyJet, it'll cost me £18. The headaches of finding a supplier of electron cards (as they seem to be rather elusive), applying for one, possibly being refused, and the extra maintenance and extra id theft risks associated with another card I don't really need, would be even more of a nuisance. It took me a couple of minutes to apply for a simple halifax account online and I got the card in the post a week later. I often travel with my partner, so that doubles the savings. But, the point is, why do I have to carry electron and nationwide cards everywhere, just to avoid rip-off charges with the other cards. There shouldn't be any rip-off charges!) That's the game they play, and it allows you to fly very cheaply (far cheaper than a decade ago) if you play the game- an easy enough one to play... -- (*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate www.davidhorne.net (email address on website) "The fact is that when I compose I never think of and never have thought of meeting the listener." -George Perle (RIP 2009) |
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