Spain court suspends huge Ryanair 'abusive practices' fine

Irish no-frills bearer Ryanair was specifically fined for charging passengers a 'disproportionate amount' for printing their boarding passes astatine terminals erstwhile they did not person them. Photo: Tobias Schwarz / AFP/File
Source: AFP

A Spanish tribunal connected Thursday said it had temporarily suspended dense fines the leftist authorities imposed connected fund airlines Ryanair and Norwegian Air for "abusive practices" specified arsenic charging for manus luggage.

The Madrid tribunal said it accepted their appeals against the respective fines of 107 cardinal euros ($125 million) and 1.6 cardinal euros portion the ground of the lawsuit was inactive being resolved.

The tribunal besides justified its determination by the costliness of the fines which would "cause a mismatch and difficulties for the treasury" of the companies.

The airlines volition meantime person to wage guarantees collectively totalling astir 112 cardinal euros.

The user ministry announced fines against 5 companies successful November for what it identified arsenic "abusive practices", including charging for manus luggage, providing misleading accusation and a deficiency of terms transparency.

Irish no-frills bearer Ryanair was specifically fined for charging passengers a "disproportionate amount" for printing their boarding passes astatine terminals erstwhile they did not person them.

EasyJet and Spanish airlines Volotea and Vueling were besides among the punished firms.

Ryanair brag Michael O'Leary slammed the "political" fines astatine the clip arsenic "illegal and baseless".

Far-left user rights curate Pablo Bustinduy, who has go embroiled successful a spat with Ryanair implicit his policies, conceded the practices would proceed until the courts decided the affair.

The palmy appeals were "normal and predictable nether the regularisation of law", but "charging for manus luggage is illegal", helium insisted connected societal web Bluesky.

The European Parliament's transport committee has projected allowing passengers to bring a idiosyncratic entity specified arsenic a handbag oregon backpack connected board, arsenic good arsenic different portion of luggage weighing 7 kilograms astatine most.

But the assemblage relation Airlines for Europe says the determination would summation the outgo of tickets for passengers who take to question light.

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Source: AFP