Headline air fares are set to rise after 12 airlines - including Ryanair and easyJet - agreed to scrap fees for paying by debit card. Under a deal with the Office of Fair Trading announced today, the carriers will incorporate debit card surcharges into their advertised ticket prices, rather than adding them at the end of online booking. Budget airlines will almost certainly push up their ‘headline’, or advertised fare to make up the lost revenue. They will still be able to impose surcharges for credit cards, which are more costly to process, but have promised the OFT they will make those fees more transparent. Aer Lingus, BMI Baby, Eastern Airways, easyJet, Flybe, German Wings, Jet2, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Thomas Cook, Thomson and Wizz Air have agreed to the deal. The Office of Fair Trading...