UK: Airlines face review over extra charges for passengers

The Civil Aviation Authority is to investigate extra fees charged by airlines on top of basic ticket prices. The review will decide whether airlines are "open and clear" with passengers about what they are paying for. After the "headline price" of a ticket, customers may have to pay to change a name on their booking, re-issue boarding passes or check in at the airport rather than online. Ministers say the CAA will examine whether any charges are "unfair". The CAA says "anything that is an additional charge will be looked at", suggesting it will also look into the transparency of charging for in-flight meals, advance seat selection, paying by credit card and putting bags into the hold. The CAA says its review will take "a few months" at the end of which it will publish its findings. <br/>