AIRLINES will be banned from not disclosing hidden fees to passengers, it has been confirmed.
King Charles confirmed during the King's Speech that low-cost airlines must be more transparent with their pricing.
'Drip pricing' is when a cheap fare is advertised, before later revealing extra costs.
Budget airlines are known for this practice, by offering cheap flights before charging for seats, luggage and other add ons.
However, Rishi Sunak is set to take action against this, it has been confirmed.
Companies will have to be more upfront about what passengers could be charged, under the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill.
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While the new changes won't flights cheaper, the new legislation will make it clearer what could be a hidden cost.
A study conducted by NetVoucherCodes found that airlines such as Ryanair charge as much as £63 extra for hidden costs.
The extra fees were a 344 per cent increase on a standard base fare of £18.39.
EasyJet had similar hidden fees working out to £62.84 while Wizz Air had a whopping £93.56.
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Ryanair has some of the strictest fees that can catch you out.
Earlier this year, an elderly couple were charged £110 at the airport to print their boarding passes.
King Charles announced a wave of other changes during his speech today.
The monarch announced that the Renters' Reform Bill will be carried through parliament ahead of the next year's general election.
These include digitising the court process to make it easier for landlords to banish tenants and clearing existing case backlogs.
He also announced a ban on fags, a huge increase in North Sea drilling and a vape tax.
And since the scrapping of HS2, money freed up from the multi-billion-pound project will be put into a new rail regeneration scheme called Network North to improve journeys between the North and Midlands.
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