[jimworcs]

It is not true to say that the "taxes and fees" don't go to the airline in the case of Ryanair. Ryanair are essentially in the scam business, and happen to run airplanes as a mechanism for the scam. For example, they charge of "wheelchair levy fee" to cover the cost of providing wheelchairs to passengers who need them. This is a normal cost of doing business for everyone except Ryanair. This is because they argue the airport should provide it. Ok, that is is a legitimate dispute between the airport and the airline right? Wrong.. after losing a court case they imposed a wheelchair levy which is about 600%+ what it actually costs on every passenger. Another example, if you book a flight with Ryanair and pay with a Visa Credit or Debit card, they charge a fee of £4 per passenger, per flight. Yes, you got that right.. you could theoretically book 4 return flights for free, but end up paying £32 just in debit card booking fees. This is a massive and unjustifiable mark up.. and well in excess in percentage terms of any so called "rip off " increases in landing charges they claim the DAA or BAA have imposed on them. The "fees" for checking in, baggage, wheelchair, insurance and using your credit and debit card all go to Ryanair and are in my opinion simply an attempt to deceive.