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Ryanair to charge to take luggage

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For anyone booking a Ryanair flight after the 16th of March, Ryanair and now set to charge you for taking luggage in the hod of the aircraft:-

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BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE POLICY FOR ALL NEW FLIGHTS BOOKED FROM THE 16TH MARCH 2006 ONWARDS
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The checked baggage allowance is 20kg per person (no infant allowance) No pooling/sharing of baggage allowances is permitted, even when passengers are travelling together on the same reservation.

Customers wishing to check baggage into the hold of the aircraft must pay a Baggage Fee for each item of checked baggage. This Baggage Fee can be prepaid up to 4 hours prior to your scheduled flight departure at the discounted price of »2.50/€3.50 per bag, per flight, by contacting your local Ryanair reservation centre (subject to reservation centre opening hours). Alternatively, the Baggage Fee can be paid at the airport, at the full rate of »5.00/€7.00 per bag, per flight.

Any checked baggage above 20kg per passenger will be charged at GBP5.50/EUR8.00 per kilo.


Whats next, will they charge you for sitting in the seat, an extra £5 to be supplied with a lifejacket??
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  • sloppychops
    sloppychops Posts: 6,742 Forumite
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    Whats next, will they charge you for sitting in the seat, an extra £5 to be supplied with a lifejacket??


    Oh dont you go giving them ideas.
    "Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
  • maryotuam
    maryotuam Posts: 506 Forumite
    I'm travelling on 17th but booked it ages ago. Does this mean I will have to pay or is it just new bookings?
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  • Hope not, i booked ages ago and flying on the 21st! would of thought they would of sent us an email to let us know if the charges affect us..............wouldnt they?!......
    If i helped in any way feel free to press thanks !

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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    "anyone booking a Ryanair flight after the 16th of March"

    It is only the 10th, so doesn't apply yet.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • jenny_f
    jenny_f Posts: 905 Forumite
    i'm the same booked flights today, but flying in april, do i pay or not!?!?

    all confuzed!
  • teedee123
    teedee123 Posts: 21 Forumite
    well if it says after the 16th March,we should all be okay as we have

    booked earlier,I remember Ryanair slagging all the other Airlines for charging

    a fuel charge,lo and behold they are at it now.
  • wacko911
    wacko911 Posts: 678 Forumite
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    Just wait till they bring in coin operated toilets, £1 a flush
  • Nile
    Nile Posts: 14,845 Forumite
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    Good grief:eek: ................what if you can't find your credit card in the panic during a flight emergency and you need the drop down mask to supply you with oxygen? It might be free now but wait and see what else they can charge passengers for.:rolleyes2
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  • budgetflyer
    budgetflyer Posts: 5,949 Forumite
    www.flybe started charging for bookings made after 16 dec 05 for flights from Feb 06 http://www.flybe.com/baggage/default.htm
    The idea is fast turn round of flights and less baggage handling charges.
    Ryanair offer priority boarding if you are taking hand luggage only. (10KG) should do most folk for a short break.
    Pay online and hold luggage is only 2.50GBP for increased allowance 20KG (+10 hand luggage)
    Apparently fares have been dropped accordingly although how anyone would know as prices change daily and most still priced xx.99 so I would have thought they would have been xx.49 and maybe 17.49 as opposed to 19.99 for eg
  • pin
    pin Posts: 4,265 Forumite
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    What is the big deal about this? Airline fuel costs lots of money, more luggage, heavy plane, meaning more fuel required. Also less baggage means quicker turn around. Less hold baggage have to employ less people to offload etc.

    Basically they are cutting down on their overheads. You want cheap tickets, well this is how they keep them cheap.

    No-one is asking you to take lots of luggage to put in hold. If you want to avoid the charge, don't take check in luggage.
    "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind" - Mahatma Gandhi
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