Government to ban surcharges on debit and credit card payments on flights, concert tickets and more

23 December 2011

The move follows a call by the OFT for fees, often added in the final stage of transactions, to be banned on debit cards

Ryanair ups fees again, including massive hike paying for baggage at airports

8 December 2011

Ryanair has once again raised baggage fees, in some cases adding £120 to the cost of a return trip per person

Ryanair's new card charges come into effect

1 November 2011

Passengers booking a Ryanair flight can only avoid an admin fee by getting the airline's own card from today

Ryanair 'sticks two fingers up at passengers' with new card fees

13 September 2011

Ryanair will make it even harder to avoid fees by only waiving the £12 charge for passengers with the airline's plastic

Had travel insurance auto-added? Make a compensation claim

26 August 2011

Many holiday firms automatically opt you into travel insurance, which is against the rules. So try to get money back

Travel firms still flout rules on charges

22 August 2011

Consumers booking a holiday should beware the continuing menace of firms trying to opt passengers into optional extras

Ryanair makes charges clearer in website update

11 August 2011

Passengers now get a clearer idea of total costs as the airline states the price of all unavoidable charges at all times

Ryanair warns of fare hikes

23 May 2011

The budget airline warns surging oil prices will force average air fares up by 12% in the current financial year

Ryanair and Easyjet hike charges for holiday season

19 April 2011

The budget airlines have added a raft of new fees to hit those booking a last-minute Easter getaway or summer trip

Which? launches card surcharge super complaint

30 March 2011

The consumer group has written to the OFT asking it to investigate the charges, which it says are 'unjustifiable'

Ryanair threatens ban for passengers without online boarding pass

20 January 2011

It could bar travellers if an appeal fails to overturn a Spanish ruling to outlaw its €40 airport fee to print a pass

Airlines 'failing' stranded passengers

24 December 2010

The aviation regulator says many operators are not offering food and hotels to travellers delayed by the Big Freeze