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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Ryanair has emerged as the carrier that levies the most for extras such as seat selection, baggage check-in and insurance, as it becomes increasingly difficult to find an airline that offers everything up front.
The controversial issue of add-ons was reignited last week when an elderly couple were charged £110 by Ryanair for new boarding passes after they mistakenly checked into the wrong leg of their flight.
In June, Rishi Sunak ordered a review of “drip pricing” under which companies hide the true cost of products and services by charging consumers extra fees.
NetVoucherCodes examined a series of similar routes for the world’s top airlines and calculated the costs of add-ons such as carry-on baggage, 20kg checked bags, seat selection, fast tracking, insurance and onboard wifi.
In the case of a Ryanair flight to Ireland, an initial cost of £18.39 quickly quadrupled to more than £80 after optional extras were added, with fees of £22.49 to check in baggage, £14.50 for one piece of carry-on luggage, £8 for seat selection and £18.39 for insurance.
Katy Maclure of Jack’s Flight Club, which monitors airfares for the cheapest options, said customers needed to become more aware of the fees as more airlines employed the tactics.
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