In Barcelona, we once waved good-bye to one lady carrying one of the "accordion style" bags which josele mentioned. The bag got checked at the gate (not before security), it did not fit, even though it should have fit that thingy she tried to squeeze it in if it had not been "expanded". She (and that puffed-up bag) did not fly.

IME, Ryanair does not generally allow one duty free bag in addition to the one carry on bag. The extra duty free bag seems to be only allowed at some airports, at others not.

anyone ever check whether the scales that Ryanair etc use?>>

what i meant was does any one ever check that the scales that Ryanair etc use are accurate? at a wopping £20 per kilo overweight, errors in their favour could be quite profitable.

josele - thanks for the explanation of "accordion bags". as you say, they can put you at risk of going over-size and over-weight. We carry special scales to weigh our luggage when we are travelling with Ryanair so that we know how much it weighs before they weigh it. c

This is the problem with Ryanair:
http://www.atlas-news.com/agencia-in...313798641.html
They will not allow tourist to take into the cabin even Ensaimada (from Marllorca) or a Tarta de Santiago, from Galicia. It has caused a bit of a "fuss" with the local businesses, who sell these as souvenirs. They will not fit within the hand luggage dimensions imposed by the airline. The alternative is to purchase them at the airport and keep the receipt
http://www.hosteltur.com/157890_ryan...s-aviones.html
In Nov. 2012: This woman was removed by the Guardia Civil (Police) for trying to cheat the airlines baggage rules.
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/1...351801984.html

hi everyone! I'm getting a little freaked out please help! ^_^;

I will be flying with ryanair in May 2014 one way trip from berlin to milan. This is what it says on their site:

"CABIN BAGGAGE

One cabin bag per passenger* weighing up to 10kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, plus 1 small bag up to 35 x 20 x 20 cms."

How come everyone is saying that you're only allowed ONE bag when their site says you're allowed your cabin bag plus a small bag? Am I missing something?!

Yes, you are missing the fact that Ryanair changed their cabin baggage allowance since this original thread started. Think it changed around last December.

wy,

This in an old threat from 2013.
Then the "strictly on piece and that means everything" rule was still in effect.
Some time in 2013, Ryanair has introduced new rules.
So what you cited from Ryanair's current T&Cs is correct now.

But when you get a full flight, chances are that they have to gate-check your larger bag. So I'd have nothing of real value in the larger bag and put all money, medications, documents etc in the allowed small bag.

Odin, Cowboy1968

Ahhhhh okay! I got freaked out when I read that people had to put their purse in their cabin bag!! thats crazy! I thought Spirit Airlines was bad! If I had a bag that was 3cm off but is squish-able, are they sticklers on that? I know Spirit lets people squish their duffle bags and such… THANK YOU!

"If I had a bag that was 3cm off but is squish-able, are they sticklers on that?"

With Ryanair, it is always best to follow the rules absolutely, as they have a reputation of being "pernickety".

On a flight from Budapest, I saw a family (including two young children in push chairs) have to put their bags into the measuring cages on 3 occasions. Once in the lounge, again at the departure desk and a third time at the stairs of the aircraft. They just fitted each time, but the father was irate at the treatment.

what willit wrote..

just because Ryanair has extended their rules re. cabin luggage, you should expect them to enforce the now existing rules to the last centimeter and fraction of the kilo.

and don't forget about the hold luggage "no pooling" rule.

if one of you has a bag weighing 14kgs and the other's weighs 16kgs, they will still charge for the 1kg overweight.

but thanks for the info about being allowed a handbag as well as a cabin bag - that's really useful. Easyjet please copy.

Hi annhig, I am travelling with Ryanair tomorrow and have just checked the Ts and Cs, which now state:

CAN CHECKED BAGGAGE ALLOWANCES BE POOLED?

Customers included in the same flight reservation can pool or share their purchased baggage allowances when checking in together.
For example: 2 friends travelling on the same booking have purchased two 15kg checked bags, one customer can check in a bag weighing 17kg and the other 13kg as long as the total paid checked baggage allowance is not exceeded.
For health and safety reasons Ryanair does not accept for carriage any individual item exceeding 32 kilos or with combined dimensions of more than 81cms (height), 119cms (width) and 119cms (depth). This weight limit does not apply to mobility equipment.

I've also rang them and they confirmed that this changed on 30.12.13. To be honest, I'll believe it when I see it, but if it's true then that's a step in the right direction....

Emmemm

There have been a number of TV adverts in the last few days showing the new Ryanair rules in the UK. The response that every Brit I've asked has been "I don't believe you", however it is true. But it will take years for this company to begin to shake off its customer-hating image.

Interestingly these are bar far the most expensive adverts they have ever put together and shown, hopefully shows how expensive contempt is.

Will consider flying with them when I can take my bike AND they take some responsibility for it.

We flew Ryanair for a trip to London (from Italy) recently. Interestingly, there were signs all over Stansted airport about the new baggage rules, saying that you could take one piece of hand luggage and a "shopping bag". I assume they meant "or equivalent size". In Ancona airport in Italy, the signs all mentioned the old rule of one bag per person in the cabin. In Italy, though, they've never enforced the rule strictly.

I hadn't heard of the change, so we had just the one bag apiece. I really don't see why it's such a handicap to put your purse inside your suitcase. You can take it out again as soon as you've boarded the plane. I also don't see the problem of paying for one checked bag, perhaps shared by the family.

The first time I flew with Ryanair, I assumed that one of our bags was too large for cabin luggage, so I paid for a checked bag. Just before leaving, I measured and weighed it, and realized that we could have carried it aboard. I travel light whether it's imposed by the airline or not.

We flew with Ryanair Dublin - Biarritz last week. It was kind of hilarious in a "human nature at work" way. Dublin can be one of the stricter airports with Ryanair, so people were pretty careful to have their hand-luggage within the restrictions. On the way back, from Biarritz, people were so completely flouting the rules that it was comical. Numerous people had two full-sized items of baggage as hand-luggage. Biarritz is not one of the stricter airports with regard to checking baggage size, and the plane was only two-thirds full so it wasn't an issue, but it was an eye opener in terms of what people will try to get away with.

Nearly 100% of travellers had spent the extra cash to book their seats under Ryanair's new policy. Worked very well, because there wasn't the usual "Ryanair Stampede" as soon as the gates were open.

CAN CHECKED BAGGAGE ALLOWANCES BE POOLED?

Customers included in the same flight reservation can pool or share their purchased baggage allowances when checking in together.>>

I'll believe it when I see it too. if I ever fly on Ryanair again I'll be printing out the rules and taking them with me to show whatever numpty tells me I've got it wrong.

ter - re people trying to get over-size luggage on as hand baggage, on the way back from Naples in February, we were held up by the shenanagans over the huge suitcases two italian travellers [who may well have been novices, to judge by the shock on their faces when they ere told they couldn't bring them up the stairs and onto the plane] had tried to get on as carry-on. These were large cases even for the hold, let alone to get under a seat or into an overhead locker. was there no-one at security or passport control or anywhere at any of the many "security checks" before the gate to tell them they wouldn't be able to get them on the plane? apparently not. not their job, i suppose, though they must all have realised what was going to happen.

BTW, ter, I've no objection to not having your seat assigned on a short trip. I get very fed up with people in the front and back rows taking ages to get seated thus holding up everyone else. what would really speed up loading would be if they loaded from the middle rows [assuming they are using front and rear doors] outwards.

but i suppose that's too easy.