Some People Really Don’t Like Fees

As one who's constantly following travel news, it's easy to see that a great deal of the coverage on airline fees leans to the negative side of things. Many travelers might complain about the fee...but 99.9% of the time, it's kept pretty civil.

One recent Ryanair flight, however, was a very notable exception. A group of 100 students flying from Lanzrote (in the Canary Islands) to Burssels staged a mutiny/revolt/insert synonym for uprising here after some passengers were told that they would have to pay to check their carry-on luggage. (Ryanair charges for carry-ons that are overweight or larger than the airline permits.)

The situation got so bad  that local police had to get involved, and they required that everyone deplane. The group of students got rowdy again, and were not allowed to fly on the flight. Some of the group were allowed to fly on later flights, but some will not be allowed to fly, the airline said in a statement.

So, in the end, 100 students couldn't fly home...and 66 other passengers were delayed for three hours.

I realize that airline fees might not be pleasant, but there's a limit!

[found via Consumerist]