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EU reports consumer problems in airline industry
maltamedia.com May 12, 2008
The European Commission has published the mid term report on an EU wide enforcement investigation, involving 15 EU national authorities including Malta against misleading advertising and unfair practices on airline ticket selling websites. The report shows that there are "serious and persistent...
Passengers won't get tax back if airline fails
thisismoney.co.uk May 14, 2008
Airlines are charging thousands of pounds from passengers in taxes and other charges. A spokesman for HM Revenue & Customs says: 'Air passenger duty (APD) is an excise duty levied on aircraft operators, who are accountable to HMRC for the duty. 'Although the amount due is based on the number of...
Customers ripped off by air ticket sites
vnunet.com May 13, 2008
Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 13 May 2008 at 17:44:00 European Commission says misleading pricing details is biggest problem One in three European-based airline ticket websites is ripping consumers off, according to the European Commission (EC). An investigation found the biggest problem...
One in three airline sites breaks consumer laws
out-law.com May 13, 2008
One in three European airline ticket websites is breaking consumer protection laws, the European Commission has said. It said that almost 60% of investigated sites published misleading pricing details. The Commission is half way through a major investigation into airline ticket websites and has...
Many airline ticket sites still a rip-off
vnunet.com May 12, 2008
Andrew Charleworth, vnunet.com, Monday 12 May 2008 at 12:36:00 Seven-month investigation shows 'serious and persistent problems' Around 60 airline ticket-sale websites are still breaking consumer laws, mostly by duping consumers over pricing. A recently published report shows that the European...
EU: Airlines breaching consumer rules on websites
mallenbaker.net May 12, 2008
The European Commission has said that it intends to take action against airlines that continue to mislead customers with their websites as to the real cost of flights. (8 May 2008) ... A News item from Business Respect, Issue Number 127, dated 8 May 2008 The European...
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