Ryanair ‘charges customers €15 fantasy fees’
30.08.08
Ryanair passengers at Cork Airport are being charged over €15 per head in ‘taxes and fees’ that the airline does not have to pay, the Irish Independent reports. The airport charges only apply to a route a year after its introduction, but the budget airline is charging customers travelling on the eight-month-old Glasgow Prestwick and East Midlands Airport routes.
The newspaper quotes 'aviation sources' saying that the budget airline, which announced this week that it was axing the two routes, was turning a huge profit by charging consumers for fantasy costs.
The Ryanair website breaks down a €24.12 add-on as €18.13 in taxes and fees and €5.99 in ‘insurance/wheelchair levy/aviation insurance’. This means that, after deducting the €2.50 security charge, the company is charging an extra €15.63. A Cork Airport spokeswoman said promotional discounts mean that no passenger fees are charged on routes in their first year of operations.
However, a statement from the airline said: ‘In most cases passengers travelling from Cork will not pay any taxes and charges as Ryanair absorbs these costs in order to make these routes attractive.’
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