On May 31, the consumer association Facua, which had indicated that it had filed a complaint against these practices deemed abusive and reported a fine of more than 150 million euros against four airlines.
Seized of an appeal from the companies concerned, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs “rejected the appeals filed by these airlines” and sanctioned five companies for an amount ultimately close to a “total of 179 million euros”, he said in a press release. The Ryanair company receives the highest fine, i.e. 107.7 million euros, the ministry specifies in this press release. Then follow Vueling (39.3 million euros), easyJet (29.1 million), Norwegian (1.6 million) and Volotea (1.2 million).
“Historic” decision
According to the press release, these five companies were sanctioned for charging for passengers' hand luggage, but also for the choice of seat when a traveler accompanies dependent people, such as disabled people or children.
The fine also sanctions the ban decided by these companies on paying in cash for the purchase of tickets, and the introduction of a “disproportionate and abusive fee” for printing boarding passes at airports. “The sanctions also include an express ban on continuing the practices that have been sanctioned,” specifies the ministry.
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