From seats and baggage to food and entertainment, airlines are charging for more 'extras' than ever before. Find out how to beat the system with Cheapflights.co.uk

Cheapflights has launched a new ‘hidden extras’ consumer resource, with a convenient tips page helps consumers by disclosing how much airlines charge travellers for items such as food, entertainment, seat selection and baggage. Cheapflights.co.uk users can now ‘click’ the relevant tab on its ‘Travel Tips’ sections to access tip sheets for over twenty top airlines. This innovation arrives the same week that EU transport commissioner Jacques Barrot unveiled new European Union proposals designed to enable passengers to compare like-for-like prices by forcing airlines to include all charges - including airport, wheelchair, baggage fees and fuel surcharges - in the headline price.

CEO David Soskin said: “Cheapflights believes that consumers deserve the opportunity to compare like-for-like when purchasing airline tickets. This airline extras sheet is another example of Cheapflights giving consumers the tools to make informed decisions.

“Low-cost may not be so low once you add charges for extra baggage, entertainment and a sandwich onto the ticket price, but purchasers should be able to make their selections based on their priorities. After all, a business traveller with a single briefcase requires different services than a family of four with two hungry children.”