Masehleng
Interestingly, the only people we have not heard from here is RyanAir! There is also the other point about legcay airlines who (at present) do not charge extra for credit cards. When an agent issues a ticket (unless it is a IT/ BT/ CAT45 ticket he added quickly unless Johnathan gets the wrong end of the stick again) the actual credit card is charged by the airline, not the agent and the airline foots the credit card bill. That said, there was/ is a move to change this system which means that the agent would need to take the card in his/ her own right, so there may well be an additional credit card charge here; given the rather challenging margins, sorry, fee opportunities available. This would, of course, open the door for all airlines to have a bit of a field day on credit card charges. There is still a wider holistic picture of what the man on the Clapham Omnibus could reasonably expect the cost of passage to include. I would be more concerned, perhaps, about charges for luggage, checking in at the airport what is to come next as extra ? charges for being permitted to breathe Oxygen at 30,000 feet or having a driver, sorry, pilot on board? Charging for a credit card would seem to be the least of one's worries and a mon avis if anything, is at least, a more transparent charge than some of the other stuff. Which, I would add, is in many cases, not the fault of RyanAir or any other airline. Take, for example, solidarity tax which appears, depending on where you go, as IZ charge basically an EEC inspired effort to save the planet/ whale and other weird-beard activities. It would be best if the total cost of a conveyance or let us say estimated advertised cost of conveyance, was nearer to the true end cost. That will, of course never happen, as it does not make for good marketing but c.f. cars where you have a price and about four lines of extras beneath BUT at least they do arrive at an estimated on the road price. I have noticed a move for some airlines (Easyjet, for example) where they have tried to give an inclusive price which supports my point that a lot of these so called charges can and should be included in the total estimated cost of conveyance and that airlines should stop bleating about it.
Masehleng Interestingly, the only people we have not heard from here is RyanAir! There is also the other point about legcay airlines who (at present) do not charge extra for credit cards. When an agent issues a ticket (unless it is a IT/ BT/ CAT45 ticket he added quickly unless Johnathan gets the wrong end of the stick again) the actual credit card is charged by the airline, not the agent and the airline foots the credit card bill. That said, there was/ is a move to change this system which means that the agent would need to take the card in his/ her own right, so there may well be an additional credit card charge here; given the rather challenging margins, sorry, fee opportunities available. This would, of course, open the door for all airlines to have a bit of a field day on credit card charges. There is still a wider holistic picture of what the man on the Clapham Omnibus could reasonably expect the cost of passage to include. I would be more concerned, perhaps, about charges for luggage, checking in at the airport what is to come next as extra ? charges for being permitted to breathe Oxygen at 30,000 feet or having a driver, sorry, pilot on board? Charging for a credit card would seem to be the least of one's worries and a mon avis if anything, is at least, a more transparent charge than some of the other stuff. Which, I would add, is in many cases, not the fault of RyanAir or any other airline. Take, for example, solidarity tax which appears, depending on where you go, as IZ charge basically an EEC inspired effort to save the planet/ whale and other weird-beard activities. It would be best if the total cost of a conveyance or let us say estimated advertised cost of conveyance, was nearer to the true end cost. That will, of course never happen, as it does not make for good marketing but c.f. cars where you have a price and about four lines of extras beneath BUT at least they do arrive at an estimated on the road price. I have noticed a move for some airlines (Easyjet, for example) where they have tried to give an inclusive price which supports my point that a lot of these so called charges can and should be included in the total estimated cost of conveyance and that airlines should stop bleating about it.