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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€39.3mTotal of monetary amounts
€39.3mLargest single case: Vueling
€39.3mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

22 Nov 2024 VuelingVueling: 39.3 million EUR fine over additional fees and non-transparent prices SpainMisleading advertising and pricing €39.3m

In the same package of sanctions against low-cost airlines, Vueling received a fine of 39,264,412 EUR, including for fees for cabin baggage, surcharges for seats next to accompanied children and misleading omissions in the presentation of prices on its website. The order concludes the administrative proceedings; an action before the Audiencia Nacional (Spain's National High Court) could be brought within two months.

What organisations can take from it

Price components that almost every customer has to pay must not be added later as optional extras.

Authority / court
Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Art. 47 TRLGDCU (Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2007), infracciones muy graves
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Published
22 Nov 2024

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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