Budget airlines fined £150m for ‘abusive’ hand luggage policies by Spanish authorities as Ryanair hit hardest
Spain has fined five budget airlines €179m (£149m) for “abusive practices,” including charging extra for hand luggage.Ryanair has been fined almost €108m – the largest of the fines – while IAG’s Vueling was issued a €39m penalty on Friday.
Spain fines budget airlines including Ryanair €179m
Spain has fined five budget airlines a total of €179m (£149m) for "abusive practices" including charging for hand luggage.Ryanair has been given the largest fine of €108m (£90m), followed by EasyJet's penalty of €29m (£24m).
Spain fines airlines €179 million for cabin bag charges
The Spanish government has fined five European budget airlines a total of €179 million for “abusive” practices, such as charging passengers for larger items of cabin baggage.
Spain fines ‘abusive’ budget airlines $187 million
Ryanair, EasyJet and other low-cost carriers shouldn't charge high prices for services like printing boarding passes at the airport or sitting next to a minor child, the Spanish government said.
Mixed response to five airlines being fined EUR179 million
Spain has fined five budget airlines a total of EUR179 million because they charge passengers for hand luggage and seat reservations, but the carriers may appeal - and Ireland's Ryanair has called the fines ‘illegal and baseless’. Ryanair also said banning the practices would “destroy” the budget sector's ability to offer cheap tickets.
Spain fines 'abusive' budget airlines $187M
Spain's leftist government said Friday it has fined five budget airlines including Ryanair and EasyJet 179 million euros ($187 million) for "abusive practices" such as charging passengers for hand luggage.
Spain fines five low budget airlines €180m for 'abusive practices'
Ryanair, Easyjet, and Vueling are among the airlines being punished for charging passengers extra for hand luggage, among other things. #EuropeNews
Spain fines low-cost airlines €179M over cabin baggage and seat charges
Spain Friday fined low-cost airlines Ryanair, Vueling, easyJet, Norwegian and Volotea €179 million for abusive practices including “extra charges for hand baggage or for reserving adjacent seats to accompany dependent people,” the ministry of consumer affairs announced.
Airlines fume after Spain hits low-cost carriers with $187 million in fines
The fines, which affect Ryanair, Vueling, easyJet, Norwegian, and Volotea, total 179 million euros (around $187 million)
Ryanair and easyJet among airlines fined £150,000,000 for ‘abusive’ baggage fees
Ryanair and easyJet are among a number of budget airlines fined almost £150 million for ‘abusive practices’ including charging for carry-on bags. Spain’s consumer rights ministry said the airlines violated customers’ rights by forcing them to pay for carry-on luggage,
Spain hits budget airlines with £150m fine
Irish carrier Ryanair, fined £90m, said that banning charging for extras would 'destroy' its ability to offer cheap tickets.
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