Airline service charges there for all to see

I SYMPATHISE with Marie Gillen’s plight (‘High price of an early return home,’ Irish Examiner letters, August 23).

However, the ‘money-making schemes’ she refers to are part of the cost-saving plan which ensured the airline’s survival post 9/11. Indeed, their website gives details of all in-flight services and associated charges to all intending passengers.

As with all economy tickets, there is little or no flexibility as regards changing dates. This applies to all airlines. There is the option to have a flexible ticket, but at a substantially greater cost. Unfortunately, when someone is forced to change their travel dates, additional charges are inevitable.