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Aer Lingus is to increase charges for checking in bags on its short haul flights by as much as 50 per cent from later this week, it announced this morning.

The airline said that from Thursday, the cost of checking in bags at airports will increase from €12 to €18, while the fee for online baggage check-in will rise to €12 from €9.