Plan ahead and dress wisely: How to minimise add-on costs when you fly12 hours agoShareSaveEmer MoreauandJosh MartinShareSaveGetty ImagesThe price of a flight on your phone is sometimes different to booking on a computerBudget airline easyJet was given a rap on the knuckles this week for misleading customers about how much it charges for a carry-on bag.The business model for many airlines involves charging attractively low prices for the actual ticket, but making customers pay separately for luggage, seat selection and priority boarding.And it is lucrative: add-on fees, or "ancillary revenue", brings in billions for these airlines every year.In some cases, passengers find paying the fees is unavoidable, especially if you're flying with children. But here's how to beat some of them.1. Be ruthless when it comes to packingThere are sometimes bargains to be had when it comes to carry-on bag charges, says Laura Anne Sargeant, who documents her holidays online under the name Travelling Page Turner. But in her experience never anything as low as the 5.99 suggested by easyJet."It's usually closer to 20," she says. easyJet has now been told by the UK's advertising watchdog to stop claiming this price is available, after it failed to provide evidence customers could bring a bag on for that cost.While budget airlines say they offer low carry-on prices, Which? found in the vast majority of cases they weren't available. The consumer rights organisation only found Ryanair's lowest advertis
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