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ARE CHEAP AIRLINES REALLY CHEAP?
Go to Majorca now for only £10! Pay €5 to fly to Crete! Budget airlines 1_________ your attention with bargain ticket prices in their eye-catching advertisements. What they will not tell you, however, is 2_________ they have all kinds of tricks up their sleeve to make much more money out of you later.
To start with, the price of a cheap air fare only looks attractive at the beginning. It often does not include obligatory costs such as taxes, an online check-in charge, service charge or credit card usage fee. 3_________ they are added, the final bill is far from what you expected. Then there are luggage fees.
If your hand luggage is not the correct size or your suitcase is too heavy, the excess baggage fee you will have to pay at the airport 4_________ ruin your holiday mood. Not to mention high extra charges if you forget to print your boarding pass at home or make a spelling mistake in your name.
So next time you are sitting at your desk to 5_________ that online booking, make sure you are well-rested and ready to face a very tough opponent.

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