The recent decision of the Braga District Court to make it illegal for airlines to charge additional fees for passengers carrying cabin bags was described as “historic and unprecedented.”
The ruling was published this Wednesday (August 11) by the Judicial Court of the District of Braga, Portugal, in a case brought by a consumer against low-cost carrier Ryanair.
“In Portugal, this is the first time we have had a decision of this type, but it is not new in the European Union; in fact, the Court of Justice of the European Union has already ruled in this sense,” explained Otávio Viana, director of the consumer rights association Citizens’ Voice, who has been providing legal support for these cases.
