Hi,

Ryanair only allows 15 kgs baggage checked for free. How is this possible? For American travel to Europe, this is even more impossible. Any experience or tips?

Thanks!

That's their new policy and believe me they will enforce it; Anything above the 15kgs will be charged at 4.50BP per kg.

Love it or leave it!


Here is a link to their press release:

<b>http://www.ryanair.com/press/2004/jul/gen-en-130704.html</b>

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Why do you think Ryanair tickets are so cheap? Just be glad that you find this out before your trip. A lot of unsuspecting travelers get fined a hefty fee with their overweight luggage. And in the future, chances are you cannot even have checked luggage.

BTW, you can have 15kg checked luggage PLUS 10kg carryon luggage per person for free. That's 25kg = 55lbs. I know that is a lot for me.

My husband and I flew Ryan Air out of Shannon into Brussels, and then back to Shannon just a couple of weeks ago. Nothing was said to us about our overweight luggage pieces. Our son flew Ryan from Helsinki into Spain and he did have to pay extra. Moral of the story, be prepared.

I believe Ryanair get the bulk of their business from Europeans taking short city breaks or business trips and most don't carry that much luggage.

I think for most of their passengers this will not cause a problem and for the few who need to pack the kitchen sink they can pay more.

Even paying 4.50 per extra KG AND taking a picnic hamper from Harrods you could be saving compared with the prices some carriers propose.

Don't forget to check out baby bmi and easyjet and even the main British Midlands fares which are often very competitive.

in my experience, it is ofen worth checking out the big carriers. Fares my not be quite as cheap as Ryan air, but if you are flexible with your dates, you can get excellent bagains. If you also take into consideration the added cost of ground transportation to and from the (remoter) airoprts to which Ryanair fly and the charge for baggage, you sometimes come out ahead.

As Kavey said, the low cost carriers are terrific for locals taking weekend jaunts. There are not always ideal for the international traveller.

I have found the most helpful thing in making the requirement besides packing light, obviously, is to have the luggage piece you carry weigh as little as possible itself. I bought a rollaboard that can also be used as a backpack so the piece itself is very lightweight. Then for your second piece get a nylon fold flat duffel that weighs practicaly nothing. You can use it to carryon. You are also allowed a purse. Mine is also a square fold up nylon bag. I put toiletries, books, my small &quot;real&quot; purse in my nylon bag purse. It is not huge, looks the size of a larger purse. No one ever weighs the purse. One time I was over so I dropped out of line and juggled a few more things to my purse and made it.
I start out very light but like to shop so I want all the weight to be for goodies and not the bags themselves.

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