Spain has fined five budget airlines €179m (£149m) for “abusive practices,” including charging extra for hand luggage.

Spain’s Consumer Rights ministry demanded that the five low-cost airlines stop charging additional baggage fees.

O'Leary called the fine by Spain's consumer rights ministry "unlawful and baseless" after an appeal was rejected.

Five budget carriers deemed to have violated customer rights with various practices in ruling seen as challenge to business ...

The largest fine was for Ryanair, totalling €107,775,777, followed by Vueling, which was charged €39,264,412. Easyjet was ...

Spanish government fines for budget airline pricing methods hailed as a 'victory for consumers'. Millions of travellers could ...

Spain has fined five budget airlines, including Ryanair, a total of €179m for charging passengers for hand luggage and seat ...

Spain has slapped fines on five budget airlines for charging passengers for hand luggage and seat reservations. The fine ...

The fines, which affect Ryanair, Vueling, easyJet, Norwegian, and Volotea, total 179 million euros (around $187 million).

Judge Antonio Oliveira Mestre declared the budget carrier could not charge extra for bags measuring up to 55x40x20cm that fit ...

In a landmark move, Spain has fined five budget airlines a total of €179mn for what it calls 'abusive practices' that exploit consumers. The penalties, the largest ever ...

In August, Ryanair lost an appeal against a ban on extra fees for seat reservations next to children under 12 or people with ...