Did MoL know something? Cause or effect?
Originally Posted by moneysavingexpert.com
A loophole to avoid budget airline payment fees could close for tens of thousands as many banks are dumping the Visa Electron plastic, which can be used to bypass charges.
Santander and Co-op customers who have a Visa Electron will see it replaced with a Visa Debit card when it expires or they ask for a replacement.
All Barclays and Lloyds TSB customers with the card had it replaced by a Visa Debit by last October. Only Halifax and Bank of Scotland will continue to issue Electron cards in future, but only on their basic current accounts.
Anyone booking a flight with BMI Baby, Easyjet, Flybe and Jet2.com will escape card payment charges by using a Visa Electron card.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/new...-visa-electron
Mine's a Halifax, so will continue (for the time being?). However, I've never used bmibaby, Flybe or Jet2 and can't remember the last time I flew easyJet, so I'm not worrying too much.
Pity my PayPal topup card isn't universally acceptable for airline bookings, though Air France were happy to accept it at 0% surcharge last week, 'saving' £9 in fees.