Andy Pandy wrote:
> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in
> message news:1igk9vf.1abi1zdraxo54N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> > Andy Pandy wrote:
> >
> > > "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in
> > > message news:1igj6r5.80m92ziqlo2jN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> > > > No, but if you have to pay for it, you think twice. We certainly
> do
> > > > nowadays. Checking in luggage incurs an extra cost to an
> airline-
> > > it's
> > > > perfectly understandable they target it, not least given the
> other
> > > > things targetted- credit card fees for example.
> > >
> > > But they target debit cards too - and they charge *per passenger
> per
> > > leg*, so AIUI a family of 4 on a return trip would pay 8 debit
> card
> > > charges!! Even though only one payment is taken!
> >
> > No, you pay per transaction,
>
> It says in the information on handling fees
>
> "To defray the substantial administration costs we incur processing
> debit and credit cards a handling fee applies to each passenger per
> flight segment"
Just checked, you're right. I had a look at our receipt for the Madrid
flight a month ago. They total cost was £19 return per person...
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