Consumer Groups Want Airlines to Pay for Baggage Fees 'Distress'

Calls for EU investigation into seven airlines - including Ryanair - for unfair hand luggage fees

While Ryanair described its personal bag allowance as ‘generous’, it is smaller than all the other airlines targeted by the action.

Seven airlines face consumer complaints over 'undue' hand luggage fees

The Association for Consumer Rights Malta has joined forces with the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and 15 other member organisations from 12 countries to file a complaint to the European Commission and the Consumer Protection authorities’ network denouncing seven airlines charging “undue fees” for hand luggage.The organisations called for an EU-wide investigation into the commercial...

16 European consumer organisations have called on Brussels to take action against seven low-cost airlines over their practice of charging extra for baggage, which they say is in breach of European law.

Consumer groups urge EU to press airlines over baggage fees

Sixteen consumer groups have called on the EU to take action against seven low-cost airlines over their baggage fees. The carriers include easyJet, Norwegian, Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea, Vueling and Wizz Air.

Consumer groups want airlines to pay for baggage fees 'distress'

Sixteen European consumer groups on Wednesday called on the European Union to take action against seven low-cost airlines over their baggage fees.

How Austrian travellers could benefit from a EU crackdown on budget airlines

EU consumer organisations want the Commission to investigate low-cost carriers over hand luggage surcharges they say violate court rulings.