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Old Dec 5, 2019 | 1:49 am
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Originally Posted by lokijuh
When you get the final payment screen there is potential to switch currency, I’m not sure if GBP is an option, or if it is available for ex-OSL itineraries, you’d have to go through the flow to tell you if it is or not. But, as with most dynamic currency conversion, the amount you will have to pay in GBP will almost certainly be higher than paying in NOK and having the bank convert it.
In my experience the airline IT systems doesn't use DCC - the exchange rates used are very close to market rates. It is the bank of the vendor that use DCC (and benefits from it). Only when paying manually for the ticket at the ticket office by swiping your CC, the device is likely to apply DCC and you have to insist that you are charged in local currency rather than letting the bank of the vendor convert the amount into your currency (I have tried that numerous times with TG in Thailand)
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