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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

Payment
Pay with standard debit card     NO EXTRA CHARGE
Pay with Visa Electron debit card     NO EXTRA CHARGE

Checking in

Checking in
Airport check-in     NO EXTRA CHARGE
Online check-in     NO EXTRA CHARGE

Access to seating

Access to seating
Priority boarding bought at airport   AT LEAST   SELECT SEAT 24HRS IN ADVANCE -
NO EXTRA CHARGE
Priority boarding bought online   AT LEAST  
Standard boarding    

Checked bag at airport

23kg checked bag
23kg checked bag     NO EXTRA CHARGE
20kg checked bag     NO EXTRA CHARGE
15kg checked bag     NO EXTRA CHARGE

Hand luggage

Hand luggage maximum dimensions
Maximum dimensions for hand luggage   55x40x20cm 55x40x20cm 56x45x25cm

Food and drink

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

 

What the media say

The Crafty Traveller

"Look before you book - why the low-cost airlines may not be cheaper" - read the full article on dailymail.co.uk.

The Sunday Times

"....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.

lovemoney.com

"...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.

The Times

"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.

The Guardian

"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.