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EU commission sided with the airlines over luggage fees

Last week the EU commission sided with the airlines when it said that Spain was wrong to fine air...

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05.45 14 Oct 2025


EU commission sided with the airlines over luggage fees



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05.45 14 Oct 2025


Last week the EU commission sided with the airlines when it said that Spain was wrong to fine airlines for charging customers to take their bags onto the plane.  It could force Madrid to repay nearly €200m to the airlines and end up in the European Court of Justice. Consumer groups aren't so happy about it and want more clarity from the Commission. Joe discusses this further with Agustín Reyna the Director General of European Consumer advocate group BEUC.


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