Ryanair and easyJet are among five airlines which have been fined €179m (£149m) for “abusive practices” such as charging ...

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

The government says charging for hand luggage and printing boarding passes at the airport are "abusive practices".

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

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

Spain's Consumer Rights Ministry has fined budget airlines Ryanair, EasyJet, Vueling, Norwegian and Volotea a combined €179m ...

Spain’s consumer rights ministry said the airlines violated customers’ rights by forcing them to pay for carry-on luggage, ...

Ryanair's chief, Michael O’Leary ... Furthermore, the ministry has prohibited "disproportionate and abusive" fees for ...

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

Ryanair has said it would appeal a €108m fine from Spain's Ministry of Consumer Rights for alleged unnecessary customer charges, like the fees it takes for additional cabin luggage.

Spain's consumer rights ministry has fined budget airlines including Ryanair and Vueling a combined 179 million euros ($187 ...