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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood and Gwyn Topham

Calls for EU to intervene in row over charges for hand baggage on budget airlines

Ryanair has been fined by Spain’s Consumer Rights Ministry for charting passengers for hand luggage and seat reservations.
Ryanair has been fined by Spain’s Consumer Rights Ministry for charging passengers for hand luggage and seat reservations. Photograph: Simon Leigh/Alamy

Campaigners are calling for EU lawmakers to intervene in the row over whether budget airlines should be allowed to charge customers who want to take hand baggage on to a flight.

European consumer groups called last week for Brussels to investigate the pricing policies of seven airlines, including Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air.

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