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Aug 10, 2011 | 7:05 am

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Originally Posted by SwissInternationalAirLines

Unfortunately, as - according to the information provided to me by the relevant department - it is not possible for us to technically distinguish a Visa Debit from a Visa Credit card (the same applies to Master Card Debit/Credit Cards), Visa Debit can currently not be exempted from the OPC.

I am very surprised to hear this. In the UK at least, a number of online vendors can distinguish between credit cards and debit cards and waive credit card charges (if there are any) for payment with the latter.

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