3 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

What I meant was you are doing two journeys, one from Bangkok to Dubai and one from Dubai to the UK which means that you are paying for two seats where if you were flying direct from Bangkok to the UK you would pay about the same for one seat as two.

You with the confused emo, you are not very good at arithmetic, are you?

21 hours ago, proton said:

Pointless using agents, book direct is always better, unless you really need to save 20 quid

 

Pointless using agents yes ok if you say so !!

 

£20 lol multiply that many times (on average).....in addition you book direct with airline and have a problem you're on your own

Let the agent go into bat for you and watch the difference the same agent of course that provides multiple bookings daily to all the same airlines......another internet myth is if you book with agent you cant contact the airline yourself...absolute utter bollacks proven to myself many times

 

Go back on this thread to where I mention Oman air experience......if I had booked direct that day I simply would not have flown

December 8th re above post of my own

7 minutes ago, Chivas said:

 

Pointless using agents yes ok if you say so !!

 

£20 lol multiply that many times (on average).....in addition you book direct with airline and have a problem you're on your own

Let the agent go into bat for you and watch the difference the same agent of course that provides multiple bookings daily to all the same airlines......another internet myth is if you book with agent you cant contact the airline yourself...absolute utter bollacks proven to myself many times

 

Go back on this thread to where I mention Oman air experience......if I had booked direct that day I simply would not have flown

If you pay by credit card you are not covered by the refund rules if the airline defaults as you are using an intermediary.  If you book direct with the supplier, the airline, you are fully covered.

4 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

If you pay by credit card you are not covered by the refund rules if the airline defaults as you are using an intermediary.  If you book direct with the supplier, the airline, you are fully covered.

 

Yes move the goalposts......try answering the points I made

29 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

What I meant was you are doing two journeys, one from Bangkok to Dubai and one from Dubai to the UK which means that you are paying for two seats where if you were flying direct from Bangkok to the UK you would pay about the same for one seat as two.

Last month I flew BKK to LHR stopping off in DXB for a few days. The price was the same with or without the stop-over both ways.

10 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

If you pay by credit card you are not covered by the refund rules if the airline defaults as you are using an intermediary.  If you book direct with the supplier, the airline, you are fully covered.

Does Section 75 not apply if booking via an agent then?

48 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Does Section 75 not apply if booking via an agent then?

No. Section 75 applies only to actions of the direct recipient of the CC payment, NOT to any 2nd or 3rd party.

If you book through an agent and the flight is delayed and you would be entitled to compensation after so many hours you would not get it if booked via an agent.

Same with holiday hotel bookings etc where you book through and agent and the room is not available.  If you book directly with the hotel you are covered. 

 

Also note you must pay at least £100 of any bill which is greater than £100, no matter the final full amount, on the credit card to be covered (UK rules). So if the bill is £1,000 as long as you pay at least £100 by CC you are covered.  How you pay the balance is irrelevant.

Anything below £100 id covered if the whole balance is paid by CC.

 

Problems with goods and services: section 75 and chargeback – Financial Ombudsman service

9 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

Also note you must pay at least £100 of any bill, no matter the final full amount on the credit card to be covered (UK rules). So if the bill is £1,000 as long as you pay at least £100 by CC you are covered.  How you pay the balance is irrelevant.

Wrong. You can pay one pound of a 100 quid purchase on your Credit Card for Section 75 to be valid. Both ChatGPT and Co-Pilot confirm this, as does Nationwide Credit Card.

 

This makes  booking hotel rooms, car hire and flights through booking.com or the others very undesireable.

But so many hotels will not book directly.

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

Wrong. You can pay one pound of a 100 quid purchase on your Credit Card for Section 75 to be valid. 

Wrong! For UK rules.  see above!

26 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Wrong. You can pay one pound of a 100 quid purchase on your Credit Card for Section 75 to be valid. Both ChatGPT and Co-Pilot confirm this, as does Nationwide Credit Card.

 

This makes  booking hotel rooms, car hire and flights through booking.com or the others very undesireable.

But so many hotels will not book directly.

 

26 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

Wrong! For UK rules.  see above!

 

48 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

Anything below £100 id covered if the whole balance is paid by CC.

Wrong again. 

Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act - Which?

1 hour ago, rough diamond said:

Wrong! For UK rules.  see above!

Sorry my editing ability seems to have gone tits up, I cannot delete the duplicated posts. Sorry.

3 hours ago, tjintx said:

Wrong, then  you pay for the flights, seats are included in First and Business, not sure about P.E. and Economy.

Emirates super saver business you do not get free seat selection unless you are Silver or above.

3 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Did you laugh at my post ?

What was funny about it ?

 

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If you are confused by my reply on where to choose seats on Emirates, you may not be equipped for success in this life.

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You with the confused emo, you are not very good at arithmetic, are you?

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Wow, what's with the grown adults getting upset with emojis? It's really pathetic, it truly is. I honestly don't understand.

Just now, josephbloggs said:

 

 

Wow, what's with the grown adults getting upset with emojis? It's really pathetic, it truly is. I honestly don't understand.

Stop exaggerating , I didn't get upset ..

I was just wondering why the laughing emoji sender found my post to be funny .

   But there are some stupid people who just laugh for no apparent reason and they cannot explain why they laughed 

Back to paying some of your flight with a Credit Card in order to take advantage of Section 75, I do not know of any airline who gives you the option of doing that eg GBP 10 on CC and the balance on a Debit Card or Bank Transfer.

I guess you could pay it all on your CC if you have the limit, and then immediately do a Bank Transfer to the CC.

Same applies I guess to hotels et al.

Referring back to this Credit card chargeback etc have just been on all 3 of the main agents I personally use

All payments are guaranteed no matter how funds are received under their inclusive compensation schemes should an airline go belly up

 

I do recall in the past it was a £2 additional cost for the peace of mind. Now its inclusive but no matter what you'll get a full refund if an airline went bankrupt

 

If those 3 are covered I suspect all agents are now.

 

I have been on an airline that went belly up Phuket Air on their short lived Bangkok to Gatwick service but had completed the trip before it was grounded indefinately at Gatwick

12 hours ago, Chivas said:

All payments are guaranteed no matter how funds are received under their inclusive compensation schemes should an airline go belly up

Link to evidence please.

12 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Back to paying some of your flight with a Credit Card in order to take advantage of Section 75, I do not know of any airline who gives you the option of doing that eg GBP 10 on CC and the balance on a Debit Card or Bank Transfer.

I guess you could pay it all on your CC if you have the limit, and then immediately do a Bank Transfer to the CC.

Same applies I guess to hotels et al.

Both booking.com and expedia DONOT allow split payments. So, all on one C Card and pay it off immediately with D Card or Bank. Advised by ChatGPT and Co-Pilot.

13 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Link to evidence please.

 

Go and do your own work fella am not here to run errands for you

 

Go to any of the major booking agent sites and read yourself. In the interim dont selectively edit my posts and particulary in this instance. You've deliberately edited it to make it appear doubtful

10 hours ago, Chivas said:

 

Go and do your own work fella am not here to run errands for you

 

Go to any of the major booking agent sites and read yourself. In the interim dont selectively edit my posts and particulary in this instance. You've deliberately edited it to make it appear doubtful

Thanks for your help. I simply asked for your evidence on one particular statement you made.