EU names and shames airlines

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European Union and Danish officials have named and shamed more online travel operators and airlines in an ongoing crackdown against misleading ads and rip-off consumer price schemes.

Helen Kearns, spokeswoman at the European Commission said Denmark’s consumer ombudsman today pointed to online ticket Web sites run by Ryanair, Air Berlin, Air Baltic, SkyEurope, Aer Lingus, Brussels Airlines and Seat24.

They say the sites had problems with pricing and terms of contract for flight bookings.

EU Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva said she will keep a close eye on the sites, as well as others across the EU previously named in a crackdown on whether online travel booking sites violate EU consumer law which started last September.