Is it possible to pay for a British Airways flight that originates in Ireland in sterling?
I'm trying to book a one-way flight from Ireland to the UK on the BA website. It seems that because the flight starts in Ireland, they've decided to show all the prices in euros. They also have a disclaimer saying:
If the payment card used is not billed in Euro (EUR, €) there may be a difference between the final amount shown and the amount billed on your statement.
I live and work in London, so my bank account uses sterling. I don't know how much my bank may charge for a transaction in Euros. Surely there must be an easy way to pay in the currency of my destination, rather than the flight's origin, especially when it's also the currency of the country where BA is based.
I've tried emailing them about this, but they've been unable to help me.
Best Answer
If you try a UK-based aggregator like Opodo you are charged in Sterling. So if BA doesn't charge Sterling directly you can use those sites as an alternative.
Having said that, sometimes it can be quite beneficial to pay it in a different currency. I don't know if this is the case with BA or in this specific case. But I had saved quite some money in the past buy paying in a local currency in contrast to the airlines base currency. This can be due to lower taxes (VAT, etc) but also due different market condition upon which the fare is calculated.
Pictures about "Is it possible to pay for a British Airways flight that originates in Ireland in sterling?"
Why are BA prices in euros?
Essentially, because your flight originates in a Eurozone country, your flight is charged in the currency of that country, even though you are booking from the UK. If you do as suggested and pay with your UK CC, you will be billed in sterling but the charge in Euros will appear showing it was 150E converted.Does British Airways fly from Ireland?
Outbound direct flight with British Airways departs from Dublin on Mon, 6 Mar, arriving in London Heathrow.What currency is British Airways website?
Book on the BA website. Flights are priced in the currency of the departure country. If you are booking a flight from the UK it will be priced in GBP, regardless of where you book it from.Why are British Airways flights so expensive at the moment?
'The cocktail of problems for BA and other airlines is also deepened by the higher oil price and the resulting cost of fuel. It's an expensive time to be running an airline \u2013 all in a year when many of us in the sector were predicting a stronger bounceback post-Covid.British Airways safety video - director's cut
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: vectors icon, Pixabay, Suzy Hazelwood, Sohel Patel