Originally Posted by
bhomburg
ALL (U)LCC airlines doing business in Europe heavily rely on this practice. Two-tiered cabin bag allowances (a 40*30*20 bag is included with the ticket whereas bigger bags up to the 55*40*20cm size otherwise perceived as 'standard'.incur a hefty extra charge) - are a core component of their ancillary-fee-driven business model that no one so far has succeeded to challenge in a higher court.
And I don't see this happening anytime soon. If this practice would blatantly violate EU regulations there would be (higher) court decisions already.
But, there
are higher court decisions already, which is why I'm perplexed by the inaction by regulatory/ consumer authorities and the continued abuse by the airlines.
Specifically, the Spanish court's ruling that I referenced in the original post.