Survey finds confusion over airline baggage charges
Nearly 75% of holidaymakers questioned by Lastminute.com said they plan to fly with much smaller bags or just hand luggage in order to avoid charges and possible fines.
The survey found over 40% are now confused by new rules on taking bags onto an aircraft.
One fifth said they had been caught out by new stringent regulations and have had to pay a fine.
Ryanair charges the most to check in bags, followed by Bmibaby.
Here is a chart showing the average costs of carrying a single bag within the hold on a low cost airliner (flying short haul).
The data was sourced from MoneySupermarket.com April 2010. The first figure represents the cost of a one-way flight, the next is for a return.
Jet 2 £12 £24
Thompson £11.50 £23
Flybe £10 £20
Easyjet £9 £18
Monarch £13 £26
Aer Lingus £4 £8
Thomas Cook £8 £16
BMI Baby £14 £28
Ryanair £20 £40
Average £11.27 £22.55
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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