Airline passengers pay up to 32% more on ‘taxes, fees, surcharges’

AIRLINE passengers can pay almost 32% more in compulsory “taxes, fees and surcharges” on air fares depending on which airline they choose, an Irish Examiner investigation found.

Passengers on all flights have to pay the levies on top of the standard air fare and optional extras to cover government taxes, airport fees and landing charges.

But passengers flying to the same destination on rival airlines can end up being charged €15 more in “taxes, fees and charges” on one plane than on the other.