Italy is investigating Ryanair for potentially distorting the airline market with its controversial carry-on baggage fee

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• From November, Ryanair customers with non-priority seats will only be able to take one “small personal bag” on board and pay an extra €8 ($ 9.4) for to bring another carry-on bag.
• Italy’s competition watchdog, Antitrust, is investigating the budget airline over this controversial charge.
• Antitrust argued that carry-on baggage is an “essential element of transport.”
• It said the baggage charge should be included in the ticket price, as it would distort the final price of the ticket otherwise.

Italy’s competition watchdog is investigating Ryanair for potentially distorting the airline market by charging for carry-on baggage.

Antitrust, Italy’s competition authority, said carry-on baggage was an “essential element of transport” that should be factored into the ticket price, Agence France-Presse reported.

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