Originally Posted by
SeriouslyLost
Do not trump law, which says they cannot charge without specific authority. You can't, as an individual, contract out of consumer & financial protections in NZ or OZ.
But they can take you to court and sue you for actual losses incurred by the airline.
They can't simply add on charges to credit cards without authorisation, but nothing stops an airline from taking a pax to court to recover costs.