Hundreds of thousands of passengers flying from Spain with Ryanair and BMI Baby who've already booked their flight will have more cash automatically debited from their card to pay for a rise in Spanish airport tax.
Consumers booking a holiday online should beware the continuing menace of firms sneakily trying to opt passengers into optional extras that hike up the price of jetting away.
Budget airline bmibaby is refusing to pay hotel and food costs incurred by passengers stranded by the volcanic ash cloud while they waited for a flight home, despite EU rules stating carriers must cough-up.
The Government will finally crackdown on airline booking sites that flout European rules by automatically adding insurance and other optional costs to travel arrangements.