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At last
we can expect to pay the advertised fare for a flight
instead of finding out the “extras” some airline
have been charging can be more than the fare itself.
New legislation approved by Mep’s this week
means European airlines will no longer be able
to advertise misleading 99p or €1 fares on their
websites or in their brochures reports David Gow from
the Guardian
“By
the end of this year displayed fares will have to
include all unavoidable taxes, fees and charges,
including those applied to security or fuel, and
optional items such as travel insurance will have to
be set out clearly on an "opt-in" basis.
The
new rules, already approved by the EU's 27 national
governments, are particularly aimed at the websites of
low-cost carriers which often insist on booking only
via the internet. The European commission says one in
three consumers is misled over air fares.”
Easyjet
welcomes the ruling which comes into force next month,
as they have been showing fares inclusive of taxes and
surcharges for some months.
The Office of Fair Trading is now insisting
that we must all be made aware of realistic prices at
the first stage of booking.
This
is a great relief to many travellers who are fed up
with being lured into false cheap rates (sometimes as
low as 1p) when the real cost often exceeds £70-£80.
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