…. Is that they charge you for everything. Apart from your seat and a small personal bag such as a purse or laptop case and a courtesy glass of water during the flight, you pay for everything else.
Which is totally fair, but if you’re not sure what you’re doing, you can easily get hit with $150 in optional fees on a roundtrip flight in Europe.
There are all kinds of fees: for baggage (some airlines will give you one free carry-on, but there are strict rules about how big the piece can be), for purchasing a meal, for forgetting to print your ticket out before you arrive at the airport, for checking sports equipment, for selecting a seat, and on and on.
This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t fly budget carriers such as WOW air, Vueling, Wizz Air, Ryanair or easyJet, but it does mean that you should be vigilant before you book your ticket. If you want to avoid getting charged extra fees by airlines, this will help.
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