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Gajan Dec 20, 2012 8:52 am
Credit card surcharge as per 3 January 2013 also for corporate fares
 
From the AF KL travel agents news portal:

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Uitbreiding KLM Credit Card toeslag per 3 januari 2013.

Het gebruik van een corporate credit card biedt klanten het voordeel van een uitgestelde betalingstermijn, management informatie en verzekeringen. Echter aan het accepteren van credit cards zitten voor KLM hoge kosten. Daarom kiest KLM ervoor om de bestaande uitzondering op corporate tarieven te laten vervallen.

De toeslag zal hierdoor ook van toepassing worden op corporate tarieven, afgegeven op KLM en AF tickets vanaf 3 januari 2013. De GDS zal hier op aangepast worden.
  • Toeslag Europa EUR 7,50 per ticket
  • Toeslag ICA EUR 15 per ticket
As per 3 January 2013 the credit card surcharge will also be levied for corporate fares (which used to exempt until that date).

Gajan

johan rebel Dec 20, 2012 12:38 pm
Why are KL's "hoge kosten" twice as high for longhaul tickets?

Johan

Xandrios Dec 21, 2012 4:04 am
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Originally Posted by johan rebel (Post 19894519)
Why are KL's "hoge kosten" twice as high for longhaul tickets?

Johan
Higher average ticket price?

Of course the fee is ridiculous. KLM has to pay ~2% to have the payment processed, in other words some ~3 euro for an average short haul economy flight. Therefore the fee of 7.50 is much over the top and just another way to cash a few extra bucks. They get away with it cause everybody else does the same.

tgv2 Dec 21, 2012 10:16 am
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Originally Posted by Xandrios (Post 19898481)
Higher average ticket price?

Of course the fee is ridiculous. KLM has to pay ~2% to have the payment processed, in other words some ~3 euro for an average short haul economy flight. Therefore the fee of 7.50 is much over the top and just another way to cash a few extra bucks. They get away with it cause everybody else does the same.
Let's say KLM does indeed pay 2% to have the payment processed. This means for ICA flights a € 15 fee will cover the costs for tickets <€ 750.

When I book a € 2500 WBC ticket, KLM pays € 50 processing fee, the customer only € 15. The shorthaul customer is paying to much, the longhaul customer should pay more. But who would be willing to pay € 50 processing fee?

Xandrios Dec 25, 2012 12:56 pm
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Originally Posted by tgv2 (Post 19900258)
Let's say KLM does indeed pay 2% to have the payment processed. This means for ICA flights a € 15 fee will cover the costs for tickets <€ 750.

When I book a € 2500 WBC ticket, KLM pays € 50 processing fee, the customer only € 15. The shorthaul customer is paying to much, the longhaul customer should pay more. But who would be willing to pay € 50 processing fee?
The people who insist on using a credit card for these transactions? Now People flying on cheap fares are paying for the miles earnings (through credit card spend) of business class fliers..

kevinflyaway Dec 25, 2012 1:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Xandrios (Post 19898481)
Higher average ticket price?

Of course the fee is ridiculous. KLM has to pay ~2% to have the payment processed, in other words some ~3 euro for an average short haul economy flight. Therefore the fee of 7.50 is much over the top and just another way to cash a few extra bucks. They get away with it cause everybody else does the same.
The exact fee that KLM pays isn't general public information, but charges are somewhere between 1,5% and 4% (!). For instance AMEX is one of the most expensive cards for a vendor to accept. Therefore the fee can be much higher then would you expect.

Isn't there going to be new legislation in Dutch law in 2013 which will forbid charging any amount for such payment?!


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