With British Airways, the price you see is the price you pay.
You can rest assured that there won't be any extra charges for selecting a seat within 24 hours of departure, checking your bag or having a drink from our on-board bar. And of course, you'll receive the quality of service you'd expect from our award-winning airline.
Compare us with those no-frills airlines such as Ryanair and Easyjet that add extra charges and we think you'll be surprised to see what great value our prices offer.
| Charges based on year-round return flights departing from the UK (find out more). | Ryanair |
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Payment |
Pay with standard debit card | NO EXTRA CHARGE | |||
| Pay with Visa Electron debit card | NO EXTRA CHARGE | ||||
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Checking in |
Airport check-in | NO EXTRA CHARGE | |||
| Online check-in | NO EXTRA CHARGE | ||||
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Access to seating |
Priority boarding bought at airport | AT LEAST | SELECT SEAT 24HRS IN ADVANCE - NO EXTRA CHARGE |
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| Priority boarding bought online | AT LEAST | ||||
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Checked bag at airport |
23kg checked bag | NO EXTRA CHARGE | |||
| 20kg checked bag | NO EXTRA CHARGE | ||||
| 15kg checked bag | NO EXTRA CHARGE | ||||
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Hand luggage |
Maximum dimensions for hand luggage | 55x40x20cm | 55x40x20cm | 56x45x25cm | |
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Food and drink |
Breakfast or snacks | min | min | NO EXTRA CHARGE | |
| Coffee/tea | NO EXTRA CHARGE | ||||
| Beer/wine/spirits | NO EXTRA CHARGE | ||||
| Passengers | EXTRA* | EXTRA* | NO EXTRA CHARGE* | ||
*based on a round trip
"Look before you book - why the low-cost airlines may not be cheaper" - read the full article on dailymail.co.uk.
"....Ryanair and other low-cost airlines are now more expensive on some short-haul routes than British Airways, an investigation by The Sunday Times has found...." - read the full article on timesonline.co.uk.
"...it pays to read the small print before believing any budget airline's hype as flights are rarely as cheap as they're made out to be." - read the full article by Alison Hunt, Ryanair costs more than British Airways on lovemoney.com.
"A Ryanair flight to Malaga without prebooked luggage and check-in would cost £419 more than the same journey with British Airways." - read the full article by Laura Whateley, Do Budget Airlines still offer the cheapest fares? on timesonline.co.uk.
"I was charged an extra £30 in credit card payment fees at a rate of £5 per person, per flight. Given the culture of extras, which are deployed like a minefield when booking anything online, this seems utterly and unreasonably excessive." Time to take flight from these Ryanair add-ons on guardian.co.uk.