Air Travel EKPOIZO Reports Overpriced Airline Tickets by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 written by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 4 Consumer organization EKPOIZO recently discovered that advertized airline tickets have serious price variations, some which reached up to 63 percent between the advertized on-line cost and the actual charge. EKPOIZO conducted a research involving ten airlines that advertised cheap fares on their websites for various destinations: Adria (Slovenia), Aegean (Greece), Aer Lingus (Ireland), Air Baltic (Latvia), Air Berlin (Germany), Alitalia (Italy), Clickair (Spain), Lauda (Austria), Olympic (Greece) and SAS (Denmark). The on-line offers involved flights from Greece to various destinations with departures from 1 August to 31 October 2008. The research showed that out of the 10 companies, only one charged a fare lower than the advertised price (but did charge for baggage); four airlines charged the exact amount of the advertised price; and five charged a price of 18 to 63 percent above the advertized price. On 8 July, Greek Parliament passed a motion for new EU regulations that forces airlines to announce the total cost of a ticket within advertisements and on-line reservations. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Nikos Krinis Nikos is Greek-American born in New York, USA, and has lived in Greece for over 30 years. He is the managing editor of Greece's leading monthly travel and tourism guide, the Greek Travel Pages (GTP) since June 2008 and of news site GTP Headlines since its launch in September 2012. Nikos has also served as international press officer for the City of Athens and for the mayor. He has a degree in Mass Media and Communications, specializing in Journalism. Nikos is a native English speaker and speaks Greek fluently. previous post Greece Opens to Aviation Tourism next post A note by the publisher You may also like Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek Hotels See Revenue Boost in 2024, Driven by Higher Room Prices 4 February 2025 European Aviation Sector Calls for Stronger EU Support to Reach Net-Zero by... 4 February 2025 ITA Airways Unveils New Commercial Benefits as it Joins Lufthansa Group 4 February 2025 SKY express: Free Tickets for Children, Teachers on All Santorini-Athens Flights 4 February 2025 AEGEAN May Extend Special Flights to/from Santorini Amid Seismic Activity 4 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
