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The commission identified breaches of EU consumer law in one third of the websites it checked. (Photo: European Commission)

Airline websites still ripping off consumers, Brussels says

The European Commission on Thursday (8 May) said EU consumers are still getting ripped off when they buy airplane tickets online and threatened the industry with "further measures" if the situation does not change within one year.

"It is unacceptable that one in three consumers going to book a plane ticket online is being ripped off or mislead and confused," said consumer commissioner Meglena Kuneva when presenting the findings in Brussels.

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The commission identified breaches of EU consumer law in one third of the websites it checked. (Photo: European Commission)

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