Originally Posted by
Scrooge McDuck
The EU rules are quite clear. It must be clear prior to booking a flight how much it will cost. Adding EUR 40 for printing a boarding pass is insane and a violation of these rules.
I was under the impression that when booking a flight sites must advertise the price that the flight can be purchased for including all taxes/fees. So, FR is allowed to advertise a £7 flight because that's all somebody who wants to travel on the flight needs to pay. Of course, there are extra fees if you anything but the base service (hold luggage, printed boarding pass, paying by anything but an obscure payment card) but you can (and I do) travel without paying these.
While some of FR's fees may have been ruled 'abusive', I don't think they're in violation of any EU rules/laws with regard to how pricing is listed on their website.