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Carriers end fare discrimination
The EU has told airlines that they have to end the practice of offering different prices based on where customers are when they buy their tickets.
The ruling, reported today in The Independent newspaper, comes after a six-month investigation into the practices of some 18 European carriers including British Airways, Air France, SAS and Lufthansa.
The investigation reportedly uncovered examples such as a return flight from Frankfurt to Berlin, which cost 88 euros in Germany but 268 euros in Belgium.
EU law forbids this practice as companies are not allowed to charge different prices on the grounds of the customer’s home country – and, according to the EU, all 18 airlines had ended the practice.
A spokesman for the EU is quoted as saying: “In rare cases some restrictions may still exist for certain paper-based tickets, but all electronic tickets are now available throughout the EU without discrimination, except – in some cases – for differences in handling fees. As a result, price levels are now similar for all EU residents.”
He reportedly added that the EU will continue to check that carriers do not return to the practice.
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
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