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Prices are also different based on the language you use on the airlines website. US to EU prices tend to be different if you use the carrier's native language vs English.



That would be unlawful in every country in the EU (price discrimination based on a proxy of the nationality protected characteristic).


It would not be as long as they were accessible to everyone.

> However, traders may still set different net sale prices in different points of sale, such as shops and websites, or may target specific offers only to a specific territory within a Member State. Under EU rules, all these offers must be accessible for consumers from other EU countries.

They are not allowed to redirect you without your consent, and you must also be able to change location at any time.

>Where a trader has several country versions of the same website, such as a webshop selling products to different countries across the EU, you should be able to choose to view which version you visit. You must give your permission to be redirected to a specific country version of the website. You should also be able to change your choice at any time.

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/unfair-treat...


With respect, you left out the next paragraph from your quote, which shows that in the case of airlines, it would indeed be unlawful:

> However, there is no possible justification for differences in access to goods or services for customers from different EU countries in the following three situations:

> sale of goods without physical delivery – for example, if you buy something online that you will collect from a shop, rather than have it delivered to your home

> sale of electronically supplied services (excluding copyright protected content) – such as cloud computing services, or website hosting

> sale of services provided in a specific location – for example hotel bookings, car hire, tickets for entry to theme parks


AA forced me to play with PLN instead of USD on my revolut card, of course using their extremely inflated currency rate instead of flat revolut one.




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