Ryanair Credit Card charge

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tosullivan

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I just booked flights with Ryanair for 4 people and got charged €4 per person per journey for the credit charge booking.

Can this be legal to charge this? Didn't ticketmaster get in big pooh for doing this a few yrs back? Surely its just 1 transaction?

When I buy 4 cinama tickets online, I just get charged a 1 off fee
 

Unfortunately there's no problem with charging like this at all - assuming you were told before you made your purchase that you were going to be subjected to those charges.
 
Since the new website was launched they have lobbed in this 4 euro per leg of journey per person.It only used to be per booking wasnt it ?Whats even more annoying is if you use the Ryanair credit card to make the booking it hits you with the same charge.
 
macshaned said:
Unfortunately there's no problem with charging like this at all - assuming you were told before you made your purchase that you were going to be subjected to those charges.
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I supppose its in their T&C's at the bottom that we all click on regardless
 
Myself and a couple of friends flew to Cork over Easter. We were charged 4 euro each to check in at the desk on the way back, as opposed to checking in on line. We, and the Gentleman in the queue behind us, pointed out that their on line facility wasn't working that morning. The attitude seemed to be 'tough'.!
 
I got fed up with them after they treated my wife horribly at the check in desk, so I have used Aer Lingus ever since. Fewer trips mind you, but at least you feel like you are a paying customer rather than a cow to be milked and herded.
 
tosullivan said:
When I buy 4 cinama tickets online, I just get charged a 1 off fee
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When i buy 4 adult seats, i get charged 4 * 0.60c = €2.40 for online booking. So, i guess it depends on the cinema.

Going back to Ryanair, forget about individual charges and just check the bottom line figure.... Still much cheaper in most cases than any other airlines.
 
I got charge €24 as a credit card charge for booking 3 return flights. This is an absolute farce. Can't understand how this charge can be charged per person. As far as the card merchant is concerned, this is one transaction, not 3.
 
Yes it one transaction per booking. Ryanair are most likely paying 1.5% max commission to their merchant bank, so that is €1.50 per €100. So they are making a profit off the charges. No doubt at all there. I wouldn't have a problem if they were up front and showed the charge at the start of the booking process as this is an unavoidable charge.

Now Clubman will weigh in by saying you can go elsewhere and you have a choice etc. But on some routes there is no choice and Ryanair are the only game in town. Personally I reckon their CC charges could be challenegd as being an unfair contract term and unreasonable as it more than covers any losses they would make by accepting a CC. No one has ever challenged them on this.
 
I realise that I should know the answer to this question, but do Ryanair accept Irish debit cards, i.e. Laser cards?

Have they ever?

Do they now?

Will they ever?
 
Ryanair double charge

I booked a ryanair flight last week and they charged me for two seats and issued two etickets. I mentioned it to someone at the desk in the aiport and they said that i wasnt the first person that it happened to that week.

I might not have noticed and imagine there are others out there too
 
Well, thats Ryanair for you. Its completely legal, as its in their small print, but as most people just go on & find a deal & book without reading (me included) there's not much you can do now.
 
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yc2405 said:
Well, thats Ryanair for you. Its completely legal, as its in their small print, but as most people just go on & find a deal & book without reading (me included) there's not much you can do now.
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That's some consumers for you!
 
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