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Spain fines Ryanair and other low-cost airlines

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Ryanair was fined €108 million, Vueling €39 million, easyJet €29 million, Norwegian €1.6 million and Volotea €1.2 million.

Ryanair, easyJet, Vueling, Norwegian and Volotea have been fined a total of €179 million by Spain’s Consumer Protection Ministry for charging passengers for carry-on luggage. It was reported by Reuters.

The ministry confirmed the fines announced in May and rejected appeals filed by the companies.

It said the airlines were violating customer rights when they charged for oversized carry-on bags, seat selection or printing boarding passes, and did not allow cash payments at check-in counters or the purchase of goods on board.

Ryanair was fined €108 million, Vueling €39 million, easyJet €29 million, Norwegian €1.6 million and Volotea €1.2 million.

In a separate statement, it said Spanish airline industry group ALA would challenge the fine in court. ALA called the ministry’s decision “absurd” and said that such a decision is a violation of the free market and EU rules and that if it is implemented, up to 50 million passengers will be forced to pay for services they do not need.

Ryanair reported its best annual profit in March this year as growth in passenger traffic and revenue offset a sharp increase in operating costs. The airline served 184 million passengers, which is 23% more than before the coronavirus pandemic.

As reported, the Turkish company Sapphire Havacilik was fined $285,000 by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce for operating charter flights to Russia on an American-made Gulfstream aircraft.

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