easyJet hikes booking fee

Budget airline easyJet has dramatically increased its transaction fees.  The move means passengers in the UK booking with a debit card must pay £8 per booking, while those paying with a credit card will pay at least £12.95.  Excluded are those made by Visa Electron and Carte Bleue (domestic transactions only) which are free.  Bookings made by Visa Credit Card, MasterCard, Diners Club, American Express, UATP/Airplus will incur an additional fee of 2.5% of the total transaction value, with a minimum charge of £4.95, whichever is greater.  Whilst, unlike other carriers, the charge is per booking regardless of the number of people, a single person making a last minute reservation at say £250 per sector will incur £15.55 credit card charges.

Paying for flight transfers and name changes to existing bookings by Carte Bleue, Visa Electron, ELV, Visa debit card, or Maestro/Solo is free of charge but if you have one of the more generally used cards the fee here is 2.5% of the total value of the flight and/or name changes. www.easyjet.com

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