lfc84 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I bought flights today at Euromanx.com and they are now charging £1 per passenger per sector for DEBIT cards......... How the hell can they justify that ?? Let alone paying £56 one way per person for a flight in December..... 5 months notice Daylight robbery At least other airline charge PER TRANSACTION !!!!!!!!!!! Im so angry I felt this charge is newsworthy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Yeah I've just booked up for a break in the Smoke; £2 debit card charge and £56 other charges brings the total to £212. Phew, glad I've not got a family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith lard Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 i've never heard of debit card fees before the prices to liverpool are scandalous now i guess people must be paying them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Flybe do debit card charges too. Boo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoxville Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I've used Euromanx once and got stranded on my return, they excuse was that they didnt have enough passengers to warrany flying the plane. I thought they would at least put me up in a hotel, but no, had to pay for that and if I didnt get the first flight in the morning then I'd have to buy another ticket. So I went home on the boat from Hayshem at 02:15am, I have never used them since. Even in my old job, I would get the boat rather than fly with them. Such a bad experience, we need some low cost airlines here, ie with whats happened with MT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilDDog Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I don't know how they can charge for a debit card, it's not like they have to wait for the money. Bloody scandalous it's not on that people that live here are totally ripped off all the time when they have or need to take a plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyconcrete Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 There are fees for taking debit-card payments, but given the number of transactions they must take - it would be a fraction of that amount. Most don't charge because they're selling you something. You never know, their margins could be tight, or, they're just stingey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 It is a rip-off. Payment providers charge a transaction fee for processing the card (this applies for the swipe machines in shops also), but as far as I'm aware, they charge a percentage fee for credit card (say 3-4%) and a fixed fee for debit cards (say 45p). The actual rates vary depending on the volume of transactions you pass through their systems. Therefore, charging a per sector/per passenger fee does not really reflect the cost of their processing fees, it's just a way to slide in additional profit for themselves. -------------------- Tech Blog - Personal Blog - Hobby Blog - ManxFriends Profile Got a Manx website: Register it on SearchMann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 It is a rip-off. Payment providers charge a transaction fee for processing the card (this applies for the swipe machines in shops also), but as far as I'm aware, they charge a percentage fee for credit card (say 3-4%) and a fixed fee for debit cards (say 45p). The actual rates vary depending on the volume of transactions you pass through their systems. Therefore, charging a per sector/per passenger fee does not really reflect the cost of their processing fees, it's just a way to slide in additional profit for themselves. -------------------- Tech Blog - Personal Blog - Hobby Blog - ManxFriends Profile Got a Manx website: Register it on SearchMann If we had a Department of Fair Trade on the Island they would attend to rip-offs such as this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 I've used Euromanx once and got stranded on my return, they excuse was that they didnt have enough passengers to warrany flying the plane. I thought they would at least put me up in a hotel, but no, had to pay for that and if I didnt get the first flight in the morning then I'd have to buy another ticket. So I went home on the boat from Hayshem at 02:15am, I have never used them since. Even in my old job, I would get the boat rather than fly with them. Such a bad experience, we need some low cost airlines here, ie with whats happened with MT. Was this before the new EU legislation came into effect? Look at this fine PDF file page 2. As you were in the UK you are / were covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teapot Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 It is a rip-off. Payment providers charge a transaction fee for processing the card (this applies for the swipe machines in shops also), but as far as I'm aware, they charge a percentage fee for credit card (say 3-4%) and a fixed fee for debit cards (say 45p). The actual rates vary depending on the volume of transactions you pass through their systems. Therefore, charging a per sector/per passenger fee does not really reflect the cost of their processing fees, it's just a way to slide in additional profit for themselves. -------------------- Tech Blog - Personal Blog - Hobby Blog - ManxFriends Profile Got a Manx website: Register it on SearchMann If we had a Department of Fair Trade on the Island they would attend to rip-offs such as this one. WE HAVE --------------THEY'RE RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeiom Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 they charged me £6.50 per person for a Credit Card transaction. Robbing tw@ts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 It is a rip-off. Payment providers charge a transaction fee for processing the card (this applies for the swipe machines in shops also), but as far as I'm aware, they charge a percentage fee for credit card (say 3-4%) and a fixed fee for debit cards (say 45p). The actual rates vary depending on the volume of transactions you pass through their systems. Therefore, charging a per sector/per passenger fee does not really reflect the cost of their processing fees, it's just a way to slide in additional profit for themselves. -------------------- Tech Blog - Personal Blog - Hobby Blog - ManxFriends Profile Got a Manx website: Register it on SearchMann If we had a Department of Fair Trade on the Island they would attend to rip-offs such as this one. WE HAVE --------------THEY'RE RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!!! That's my point. There is an Isle of Man body masquerading under that title. Can someone tell me of anything that body has ever achieved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 They caught some people selling fake addidas tops in the market back in 1974 (I think it was 1974 but I was only 2 so cannot really remember) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 If the fair trade lot whoever they are are useless, then why not bend your MHKs ear about it? I would have thought that would be right up an MHKs street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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