I recently saw bmibaby featured on the Welsh consumer TV show, X-Ray. Several customers had complained that the airline was charging £10 to those customers who turned up at the airport without first submitting their advanced passenger information. Of course, these passengers should have submitted the required information, but bmibaby’s useless email reminders were sometimes sent days after the departure date, meaning that forgetful people had no chance of avoiding this fee.

Fortunately, where I am originally from, there is the option to travel with a full fare airline – one which doesn’t charge extra for checking in baggage, checking in online or at the airport etc. It is these extra charges that put me off of travelling low cost. It is simpler to pay one fee – even if it is ever so slightly more – and to not have to worry about how much the everyday ‘extras’ are likely to add to your supposedly cheap ticket.