Italy antitrust authority opens probe into easyJet over baggage pricing

MILAN, ⁠May 26 (Reuters) - Italy's ​antitrust authority said on Tuesday it ​has ‌opened an investigation into easyJet Airline ⁠Company Limited over ⁠alleged unfair business ​practices.

The authority said the company's website and app advertised only the ​average ‌price for checked baggage and sports equipment on round trips, but made ​bundled purchases the default option, even ‌when customers did not want them.

Consumers could, therefore, ‌be misled about the actual price for each leg of ​the journey and would have to ‌interrupt the online booking process to override easyJet's default option if they ⁠wanted ⁠the add-on for ‌only one leg of the journey, ​it ​said.

easyJet was not ‌immediately available for comment.

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