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Dec 3, 2010, 9:04 am

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Originally Posted by G-AVFC

One of the reasons why I liked to book on expedia (or any other channel) so as to avoid the per passenger price.

As always, YMMV, but IME Expedia can work out more expensive for the same flights because they charge a handling fee that is not shown separately.

Dummy booking examples for the same flights (per passenger):

ba.com: fare 98.00 + taxes, fees etc 90.50 = £188.50
expedia.co.uk: fare 98.00 + taxes & fees 94.97 = £192.97

With payment by debit card, expedia.co.uk is £4.47 more expensive for this itinerary.

Expedia do not (currently) charge a card fee - will this change with the 'enhancement'? - while BA charge £4.50, so ba.com is just £0.03 more expensive for this itinerary if paid for with a credit card.

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