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Wizz Air and Other Low-Cost Airlines Face Serious Legal Action

European low-cost carriers are under increasing pressure as Germany’s Federation of Consumer Organisations (vzbv) has filed lawsuits against EasyJet, Wizz Air, and Vueling Airlines, alleging that these companies are unlawfully charging passengers for hand luggage. Trouble for Wizz Air? According to vzbv President Ramona Pop, the practice is not only misleading but also violates EU law. The controversy centres on how the advertised low ticket pri…

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The German Consumer Protection Association has filed a lawsuit against European low-cost airlines, including Ryanair, easyJet, and Wizz Air, for illegally charging hand luggage fees...

·Amman, Jordan
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In the first step, cautions against Ryanair, easyJet and Co. Judgment of the European Court of Justice in 2014 as a basis.

The Federal Association of Consumer Organisations of Germany (VZBZ) has denounced to the Spanish airline Vueling, the British easyJet and the Hungarian WizzAir for considering that they are "inadmissible" the prices that apply to hand luggage. As explained in an interview published in the regional newspaper 'Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung' on Saturday Ramona Pop, president of that association, which brings together half a hundred consumer organization…

·Barcelona, Spain
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A German consumer organization has taken legal action against several budget airlines, such as Ryanair and EasyJet. The organization argues that the airlines are unfairly charging for carrying hand luggage on flights.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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Wizz Air and Easyjet under attack, lawsuit filed against them over hand luggage fees - Low-cost airlines in the crosshairs.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Index broke the news in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
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