How Ryanair makes money (cont...)
Published: 30/11/2009 - Filed under: News »
Ryanair has announced that it is to launch a new Mastercard
prepayment card on 1 December, and a month later will start to charge for the Visa
Electron card.
From 1 January 2010, the Visa Electron payment card will attract a €5 administration charge while MasterCard Prepaid will become the sole free from of payment on www.ryanair.com.
The airline says that "The MasterCard Prepaid card is much more widely available than Visa Electron and can be picked up from financial institutions/ card issuers throughout Europe (including Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands and Portugal) and online. MasterCard Prepaid cards will not only provide savings on Ryanair flights but can also be used to withdraw money from ATMs and make retail purchases in shops and online."
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lindarosb - 01/12/2009 12:12
Quite disgusted having gone to the bother of getting Visa Electron.
Where do we now get Mastercard prepaid presumably from yourselves?
FaroFlyer - 01/12/2009 18:24
I agree with Lindarosb. I have just gone to the trouble of getting a UK issued Visa Electron card which is now useless. Also, Ryanair website comparing Visa Electron and Mastercard Prepaid is false as Visa Electron is available inPortugal and in Ireland. More Mouth O'Leary lies.
LuganoPirate - 03/12/2009 23:32
Another Ryanair ripoff. I just wonder why we cannot pay by online bank transfer. The money is usually credited within 2 hours and no-one pays any charges. Or if you don't have free banking then the online charge is a few pennies rather than pounds.
But then O'Leary would not make any money from us paying to be a passenger on his airline!
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