KenP

I've read the EasyJet luggage policy and am hoping I can get clarification from those who've traveled with them. The policy states each traveler is allowed one bag with size dimensions to fit in the overhead compartment. Bag needs to be less than 20kg. If I have a second bag, like a small backpack or my wife's purse that fits under the seat, would this be a second bag for each of us under their policy? Trying to determine if I should buy additional luggage credits on their website. I will have one overhead compartment bag and one small bag that fits under the seat. Thanks for your advice.

KayF

You are only allowed one piece of carry on luggage each, there is no weight limit with Easyjet but you have to be able to lift it yourself into the overhead locker. It doesn't matter whether the bag goes in the overhead locker or under the seat in front, it's still classed as carry on luggage.

You can add the luggage cost after you've chosen your flights but this is for luggage to go in the hold (not carry on). For bags going in the hold, you still only have 20kg allowance, doesn't matter if you pay for 2 bags, you don't get 40kg.

KayF

Sorry, I hit Submit too quickly. From the Easyjet website:

"You can take one piece of hand baggage into the cabin with you; maximum dimensions are 56 x 45 x 25cm. Hand bags, briefcases, laptops and laptop bags are all counted as one piece so if you have a hand bag and a laptop bag for example, you’ll be asked to pay a charge to put one in the hold, therefore you might want to consider putting one inside the other."

Hope that helps. Don't forget the liquid rules as well.
Kay

unclegus

your backpack and your wifes purse would be a second bag each and would have to go into your main bag,Ond piece of luggage means exactly that.

alanRow

20kg refers to checked luggage and it's per passenger, not per bag - though you can buy extra at a slightly less than extortionate rate.

As for ONE BAG. It means precisely that - ONE BAG. Any other bag be it purse, meal deal from Boots, smellies bought airside, purse, handbag is another bag and hence is more than one bag.

lincasanova

Duty-free purchases after security must ALSO fit into this ONE carry on bag, or pay HUGE amount at gate where everything can be looked at and scrutinized yet again.

lizziea06

In my experience (I fly Easyjet about 2x per month), they are really strict about the second personal item but less so about duty free or in-terminal purchases. I think the last 4 or 5 times I've flown I've picked up magazines or a sandwich and was able to carry them on with me in addition to my suitcase.

annhig

the last time we flew easyjet [who I still much prefer to Ryanair BTW] i got pinged at the gate at Bristol because the wheels on my case took it over the allowed dimensions by a mm or so, so i had to pay £16 to put it in the hold. [it would have been £8 if I'd prebooked and checked it in the normal way]. they didn't seem to fussed about sandwiches, duty free etc.

on the way back from Barcelona, they were zealous about passengers having only one item so everyone was busy cramming cameras, newpapers, etc. into their luggage, but they didn't give a t--s about the size of the case.

so when we were flying ryanair to Seville recently, I was paranoid about making sure that my case was the right size and went round all our local stores with a tape measure until I found one that definitely complied. I even made DH take back the case he bought that was just a bit too big.

guess what? nothing happened. no-one measured anything. no-one really cared when a few people took on handbags as well as their carry-ons. I felt strangely miffed - all that effort for nothing. there was even a notice at Bristol airport that you could definitely take duty free bags as well as you carry-on luggage - I wonder if their sales have been hit?

Ken - make sure you don't confuse the rules about luggage that goes in the hold with those for carry-on. if you're putting it in the hold, you are allowed 20kgs per person [and you ARE allowed to "pool" on Easyjet, subject to you not putting more than 30kgs in one bag, I think]. if you're taking it onto the plane with you, you can have ONE piece, which must comply with their measurement limits.

generally, why can't the airlines agree about the dimensions that they will allow for carry-on luggage? - we now have a disperate selection which comply with some regulations and not with others. i really ought to label them so that the next time i fly, I don't have to get out that tape measure again!

KenP

Thank you all for your comments, very helpful. A couple other clarification questions, I will be purchasing luggage credits. Are the luggage credits only for checked baggage or can it be used to bring a second bag into the cabin? Lastly, when buying the luggage credits am I buying additional weight 20kg or a bag unit? For instance if I have 3 bags totaling 38 kg, do I buy 2 luggage credits (since I'm under 20kg per bag) or do I buy 3 luggage credits -- one for each bag? Thanks again for your advice.

lincasanova

you must have reads this on their website.. fairly clear. you still can only have 20 kgs. even if you pay for two or three cases, and if they go OVER 20kgs, then on top of paying for an extra case ( which gives you NO additional weight) you must pay for extra kilos... wow. I had never read that last part.

"...Every item of standard checked ('hold') baggage will incur a fee.
Payment of the fee entitles each passenger who has paid the fee to check in one item of hold baggage with a maximum weight allowance of 20kg per passenger. You may carry additional items of hold baggage upon payment of the fee per additional item, but this does not increase the weight allowance per passenger. The 20kg weight allowance per passenger may only be increased by payment of the excess weight charges set out below.
Passengers on the same booking who have each paid the fee for an item of baggage may aggregate their weight allowances and distribute the weight allowances across their combined hold baggage. This is subject to a maximum acceptable weight for each single piece of checked-in hold baggage of 32kg. Baggage which exceeds this weight will not be accepted for carriage.
The applicable online fee will be displayed at the time of booking baggage (whether during or after booking your flight). Alternatively, you may choose to pay a higher charge at the airport. You will be advised of this charge at the airport.
Where checked-in hold baggage exceeds 20kgs in weight per passenger who has paid the fee (subject to the above rule), an excess weight charge per kg up to a passenger maximum of 50kgs will be payable at the airport, as follows. You may also pre-purchase excess weight at a discounted rate through easyJet.com..."

nytraveler

Ken - ONE bag per person in the carriage. Not like in the US where you get one bag and one "personal item". the personal item IS the bag. Or must fit inside the bag. If your wife takes a purse that IS her one item. (In practicality she can have a purse and a bag for use throughout the trip - but for the flight her purse must fit inside the bag and it has to zip closed. I have seen people have to check their carry-on when the purse did not fit inside.

You can buy extra only for the hold.

annhig

If your wife takes a purse that IS her one item. (In practicality she can have a purse and a bag for use throughout the trip - but for the flight her purse must fit inside the bag and it has to zip closed.>>

this only applies for getting ON the plane. once boarded, handbags can come out of the carry-ons - I know mine does.

nho9504

Can you purchase the hold bag AFTER you have already bought the ticket?

Lynnaustin

Yes, you can purchase after you have bought the ticket. I routinely do this. Just go into your reservation and it's easy to add. The reason I wait is in case my plans fall through. If I have to cancel my trip then I am only out the money for the ticket, not the baggage costs also. Then a couple of days before travel I add the luggage.

Lynnaustin

Duty free purchases do not have to fit in your carry-on bag. The conditions of carriage on their website state that in addition to your one carry-on you can bring:
1. one of the following: overcoat, umbrella, shawl;
2. "one standard size carrier bag of goods purchased from departure aiport".
You have to look to find this on their site as it is in the fine print.

We have always been able to bring a bag of duty-free in addition to the one carry-on.

isabel

As above, you can bring an overcoat as well as your one piece of carry-on luggage. So I make sure I have enough room to put my pocket-book inside my bag (20" including the wheels) but I also have been known to stuff the pockets of my coat. In fact I'll admit to having a certain raincoat that has several huge pockets that is my travel coat. Doesn't work well in summer weather, but at that time of year the clothes are less bulky so I usually can manage. In winter weather I've also seen people wearing several sweaters (I assume so as not to have to fit them inside the bag).

I have seen people with more than one bag make it through, but you are gambling and there are many times when they have people standing at the boarding gate just looking for people with more than one bag and pulling them off the line and making them check something (at cost).

annhig

one time i got caught by easyjet at the gate was because my bag was too big - in fact the bag was the right size but the wheels stopped it going in their little gauge thing.

they charged me 2 x the normal fee - which at the time was £9 I think.

I have never spotted that bit about duty-free - when we were going through Bristol airpotr last time, they had a notice up specifically tellnig people that it was OK to hav a duty-free bag as well, presumably because the shops were complaining that they were losing business.

so if you can have a duty-free bag, why not a 2nd non duty-free bag instead? the answer is that the policy has nothing to do with making sure there's enough room in overhead lockers, or the time it takes passengers to board the plane, it's all about MONEY and making as much out of us as possible.

jamikins

Not sure about EJ but Ryanair DO NOT allow a separate duty free bag - it has to go into your 1 hand luggage. We book RA only as a last resort haha

Lynnaustin

Last month on one of our Easyjet flights (out of CDG) they were actually putting a bright orange tag on carry-on bags. They also checked the seal on my duty free bag and asked if I had a receipt. I guess to make sure I had just purchased.

They were looking very closely at what everyone was carrying.
Their rules are pretty clear.

annhig

Not sure about EJ but Ryanair DO NOT allow a separate duty free bag - it has to go into your 1 hand luggage. We book RA only as a last resort haha>>

well they were at Seville. there was a notice there too, telling people it was OK.