Well Jet2.com has to be able to somehow claw back the revenue that it looses from selling so many seats at “below” the true cost, so thats why you now see them charging for other things. This fee to “check-in” you mention is a scandal, and in reality the airline should not be able to charge for this because you, as a passenger, are required to check-in for a flight if you want to travel, so they are instantly making an extra £20-£40 off you for doing something you are compelled to do if you choose to travel with them…

Of course, those of the LCC lovers brigade will say “Its your choice to travel with them, so pay up!”, and rightly so…which is exactly why I choose not to travel with them and other similar airlines, because I do not believe in having to pay for something that should be covered in the cost of the overall ticket price that I pay when I book my flights.

In a very similar to the case, Ryanair in Spain have been told they are no longer allowed to charge customers in order to print a boarding pass at the airport if turn up without one because customers legally need to be in possesion of a boarding pass in order to get on the flight…FR of course had one of their usual hissy-fits, withdrew aircraft from a particular airport (Girona, I think, but I stand to be corrected?), and are now trying to dispute this ruling by taking it to the European Courts…hopefully they’ll loose!:D

So, in theory, the same could be applied to Jet2.com and their so-called “check-in” charge.

Lastly, it was officially announced at the end of March that FR were introducing a refund levy…http://www.ryanair.com/en/news/ryanair-to-introduce-eu261-compensation-levy-of-2-euro