I have not flown for a couple of years now, but have a lot in the past with the likes of Ryanair, Easyjet, Aer Lingus etc and managed to get to many places around Europe for sometimes little money (have had plenty of €20 flights in my time).
I have read and listened to many work colleagues and radio reports in recent times complaining about charges etc, and I have just witnessed it 1st hand.
I have just booked flights for a mate and his wife and 3 kids (using my credit card), and I could not believe the charges.
For the 5 of them to fly, the return flights were £500. Thats fair enough, peak flights in August to Portugal.
The rest scared me, and makes me think I won't be flying anywhere soon myself.
Here's a rough breakdown of the rest:
Tax - £140 (fair enough, not airlines fault).
5 x online checkin's outbound/admin fee - £25
5 x online checkin's inbound/admin fee - £25
3 bags outbound - £70
3 bags inbound - £70
Use of MasterCard - £50
Thats an extra £380 on top of the flights. Scandalous.
I have read and listened to many work colleagues and radio reports in recent times complaining about charges etc, and I have just witnessed it 1st hand.
I have just booked flights for a mate and his wife and 3 kids (using my credit card), and I could not believe the charges.
For the 5 of them to fly, the return flights were £500. Thats fair enough, peak flights in August to Portugal.
The rest scared me, and makes me think I won't be flying anywhere soon myself.
Here's a rough breakdown of the rest:
Tax - £140 (fair enough, not airlines fault).
5 x online checkin's outbound/admin fee - £25
5 x online checkin's inbound/admin fee - £25
3 bags outbound - £70
3 bags inbound - £70
Use of MasterCard - £50
Thats an extra £380 on top of the flights. Scandalous.