Ryanair's E40 boarding pass reprinting fee ruled illegal in Spain
Jan 26, 2011, 4:25 pm
#32
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 561
It's avoidable (not optional) by booking a fare with free online checkin. The point is, when they advertise a £10 fare you can buy that fare for £10. The total you need to pay is shown as soon as you select your flights ... everything after that is optional and avoidable (unlike the old days where you'd hit next->next->next->next and end up paying £100 rather than £10).
It may be sneaky, but I think it adheres to the EU rule and is legal (my legal training being that I've watched a few episodes of Kavanagh Q.C.
).
It may be sneaky, but I think it adheres to the EU rule and is legal (my legal training being that I've watched a few episodes of Kavanagh Q.C.
).
Jan 27, 2011, 1:29 am
#33
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It's avoidable (not optional) by booking a fare with free online checkin. The point is, when they advertise a £10 fare you can buy that fare for £10. The total you need to pay is shown as soon as you select your flights ... everything after that is optional and avoidable (unlike the old days where you'd hit next->next->next->next and end up paying £100 rather than £10).
It may be sneaky, but I think it adheres to the EU rule and is legal (my legal training being that I've watched a few episodes of Kavanagh Q.C.).
It may be sneaky, but I think it adheres to the EU rule and is legal (my legal training being that I've watched a few episodes of Kavanagh Q.C.
).
Jan 31, 2011, 4:03 pm
#34
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PHX
Posts: 3,796
I would guess the main issue is that other fees are avoidable by not doing something -- no baggage fee if you have no baggage. However, in this case you can't buy a ticket and just show up at the airport without paying anything additional -- you have to pay €40.
In order to not be charged, you're required to do something else (print your own boarding pass).
In order to not be charged, you're required to do something else (print your own boarding pass).