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Excessive Surcharges on UK Low-Cost Airlines

With Monarch Airlines recently removing all debit card booking fees from their website and RyanAir introducing a charge for customers to pre-book seats, Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) is helping savvy travellers by comparing the extra charges on all UK low-cost airlines.

AIRLINE	ADMIN BOOKING FEE	CREDIT CARD/ DEBIT CARD	PRE-BOOK SEAT	LUGGAGE	CHECK-IN	NAME CHANGE/ CANCELLATION	TAXES/FEES
BMI	Online No charge Phone £7.00	Debit Card No charge	No charge	No charge	No Fee	Name Change Must cancel ticket & re-book	Air Passenger Duty Tax and Passenger Service Tax administered by Government/Airport (price fluctuates)
		Credit Card £4.50 per person Free for Switch/Maestro, Visa Delta, Solo and Visa Electron				Cancellation £25.00
EasyJet	No Charge	Debit Card £8.00 per transaction Free for Visa Electron	No charge	Online £12 Airport £25 *£40.00 charge if bag too large at gate	No Fee	Name Change Online £35.00 Phone/Airport £40.00	Air Passenger Duty Tax and Passenger Service Tax administered by Government/Airport (price fluctuates)
		Credit Card £8.00 plus 2.5% transaction fee				Cancellation £30.00 per passenger, per flight
Fly Thomas Cook	No charge	Debit Card £3.00 per passenger Free for Visa Electron or MasterCard Pre-Paid	£15.00 return (per adult/ child) Extra space seats £17.50 per flight (Short haul) £30.00 per flight (Medium haul) £40.00 per flight (Long haul)	Online £12.00 £19.00 (long haul) Phone/Airport £17.00 (short/mid haul)	No Fee	Name Change Online £20.00* Phone £30.00* * per person, per flight, plus any increase in cost of fare or taxes	Air Passenger Duty Tax and Passenger Service Tax administered by Government/ Airport (price fluctuates)
		Credit Card £4.00 per passenger				Cancellation Online £20.00* Phone £25.00* * per sector, per passenger
Flybe	£4.50 per person, per flight (minimum £5.50)	Debit Card £4.50 per journey Visa Electron is free	Online £6.00 (standard seat) £15.00 (exit seat) Call Centre/ Airport Booking £8.00 (standard seat) £16.00 (exit seat) Economy Plus No charge	Online Small - £10.99 Medium - £12.99 Large - £42.99 Extra Kilos - £30.99 Call Centre Small - £17.00 Medium - £20.00 Large - £50.00 Extra Kilos - £35.00 Airport Small - £30.00 Medium - £30.00 Large - £30.00 Extra Kilos - £30.00	No Fee	Name Change Phone - £40.00 per person, per flight, plus any increase in cost of fare or taxes	Air Passenger Duty Tax and Passenger Service Tax administered by Government/ Airport (price fluctuates)

		Credit Card £5.00 per journey				Cancellation Online £27.50* Phone £32.50* * per person, per flight, plus any increase in cost of fare or taxes
Jet2	Online No Charge Phone/Airport £6.00	Debit Card 3.6% (minimum charge of £4.99) Solo and Visa Electron is free	£3.99 (standard seat and exit row) £7.99 (extra space)	Charge variable depending on destination and booking method. Discounts may apply with on-line check-in option. Starting at £30.00 if not pre-booked before airport arrival	Online check-in one or more bag: £5.00 Airport check-in no bags: £8.00 Airport check-in one or more bags: £10.00 £17.50 admin fee at airport if did not check-in online, forgot to print or lost boarding card	Name Change £35 per person, per flight, plus any increase in cost of fare or taxes	Air Passenger Duty Tax and Passenger Service Tax administered by Government/ Airport (price fluctuates)
		Credit Card 3.6% Paypal 2.00%				Cancellation No Fee
Monarch Airlines	3.5% (Visa Electron is free) NB: Book online and save £5.00 per person per way	Debit Cards Free	£4.99 or £8.99 (standard seat) £9.99 or £24.99 (extra space seat) **Prices dependent on route	Online £15.99 or £18.99 Call centre/airport £25.00	No Fee	Name Change Online £100.00* Phone £120.00* * per person, per flight, plus any increase in cost of fare or taxes	Air Passenger Duty Tax and Passenger Service Tax administered by Government/ Airport (price fluctuates)
		Credit Cards £10.00 PayPal £5.00				Cancellation Online £27.50* Phone £40.00* * per person, per flight, plus any increase in cost of fare or taxes
RyanAir	Online No Charge Call Centre/Airport £20.00	Debit Card £6.00 (except MasterCard Pre-Paid Card)	Online £3.00 per person, per flight Phone/Airport £4.00 per person, per flight	1st Bag £15.00 2nd Bag £35.00	Online £6.00 per person Phone/Airport £12.00 per person	Name Change Online £100.00* Phone £150.00* *per passenger, per flight	Aviation Insurance Levy - £5.99 per passenger per flight UK Air Passenger Duty - £12.00 per person, per flight £12.00 per person, per flight from UK to EU/EEA airport Government Tax & Passenger Service Charge/ Airport Tax varies by airport Passengers with Reduced Mobility Levy £0.50 per passenger per flight
		Credit Card £6.00				Cancellation Online £40.00* Phone £60.00* * per person, per flight, plus any increase in cost of fare or taxes
Thomson Airways	No charge	Debit Cards £3.95 charge for flight only bookings No charge if book packages, etc	£7.00 (child) £12.00 (adult) £20.00 (extra space)	Short Haul £12.50 per flight Mid Haul £14.0 0 per flight Long Haul £20.00 per flight (Pre-book luggage online and save up to 50% compared to at the airport or call centre)	No Fee	Name Change £25.00* *per person, per flight, plus any increase in cost of fare or taxes	Air Passenger Duty Tax and Passenger Service Tax administered by Government/ Airport (price fluctuates)
		Credit Cards 2.5% Fee * £4.95 minimum charge for flight-only bookings*				Cancellation No Charge – must call to cancel

APH makes every effort to ensure that the information provided is accurate at the time of collection and publishing but it is provided without any kind of warranty. APH accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of the information.

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