Ryanair credit card charge can be avoided

IN response to Nick Folley’s letter headlined ‘Ryanair credit card charge no help to tourism’ (February 22), I wish to clarify that Ryanair’s credit card fees are avoidable simply by paying with the widely available MasterCard Prepaid.

Millions of Ryanair passengers use MasterCard Prepaid to book our guaranteed lowest fares and our commitment to lowering the cost of travel will see Ryanair grow by seven million passengers this year to 73 million.

However, the Government’s €10 travel tax is not avoidable, nor is the Government-owned DAA monopoly’s departure charge of €15.