Spain has fined five budget airlines a total of €179m (£149m) for "abusive practices" including charging for hand luggage.Ryanair has been given the largest fine of €108m (£90m), followed by EasyJet's penalty of €29m (£24m).

Spain's Consumer Rights Ministry has fined budget airlines Ryanair, easyJet, Vueling, Norwegian and Volotea a combined 179 million euros ($187 million) for practices such as charging for cabin luggage,

Spain has slapped fines on five budget airlines for charging passengers for hand luggage and seat reservations. The fine amounts to a total of £150 million. Ryanair will have to pay the lion's share of the fine (£89.7m), which was described as "baseless" by the company's boss Michael O'Leary.