Ryanair will soon start charging customers a booking fee. The only way fliers will be able to avoid this cost is by using a MasterCard prepaid card such as Caxton FX.



Ryanair will start charging all debit and credit card passengers a £5 per person booking fee from 1st January 2010.  Customers will be able to avoid these administration costs by paying for their flights with a MasterCard prepaid card such as Caxton FX.

The airline has previously been waiving booking fees for its passengers if they pay with a Visa Electron card, however this deal is coming to an end on December 31.

In order to substantiate its claims for providing “free flights”, Ryanair will instead be offering free booking fees to users of the more widely used Mastercard prepay cards.

The Caxton FX card is one of the cheapest prepaid cards available and can be obtained from high street banks such as Lloyds as well as other financial companies such as Virgin.

You can also obtain the Caxton FX card online - it takes only a few minutes to apply.

James Hickman, Managing Director at Caxton FX, says “Caxton FX Currency Cards continue to be the best way to pay for travel expenses. We work hard to remove unnecessary fees and costs, and we are delighted, that once again, our prepaid Currency Cards will deliver cost savings to our customers.”

All Caxton FX Currency Cards are Chip and PIN MasterCard® giving you a safe way to spend overseas. Available in euros, dollars or Global Traveller cards, they are accepted worldwide, wherever you see the MasterCard® sign.

We have published more information about the Caxton FX card here.
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