ryanair-online check in-hand luggage size allowance-what's the final answer?

whizzkid_3

Hi,

I have seen a few similar threads but would like to have a definite answer to the following question(s) if there is one !!

I have checked in online for a flight to ireland.Our cases are 50cm but when the wheels are taken into account they are 57cm long.

Will i be asked to put them into the measurement cage at the boarding gate and if so will i get turned away because of the wheels?

I'm just not sure how risky it is going to be.

Thanks

Bob_the_Saver

Just done 4 Ryanair flights in last 48 hours. Some places check and some don't but they are really starting to tighten up on it.
Blue cardboard Ryanair boxes are appearing at the gates, Maybe these are new size guages or maybe you have to 'buy one' at ?? expense to put your excess hand baggage in which then goes in the hold - or you don't travel. My guess is we'll see credit card machines at the gates. Anyone know for sure? By the way I support the airlines in this, so much damn time is wasted with people blocking the aisle trying to put up bags so big they're never going to fit.

Incapuppy

It is entirely down to you if you decide to take a bag that exceeds the max dimensions allowed. Despite what certain people on here might say, how can anyone possibly be expected to know or guess whether or not you will get stopped and checked on any given day

sooz

their cabin baggage maximum dimensions are 55 x 40 x 20. At 57 you should be ok, & if they ask you to put it into the cage you could manage at a slight angle The biggest problem I had was keeping my bags within 20cm..the few items I put in made the bag expand. No one checked on my outgoing flight, & I saw people carrying all sorts of bags, including the Tripp small suitcase size (66 x 43 ish)
On the return flight some cases were weighed. Mine wasn't.

Pollycat

Incapuppy wrote: »

It is entirely down to you if you decide to take a bag that exceeds the max dimensions allowed. Despite what certain people on here might say, how can anyone possibly be expected to know or guess whether or not you will get stopped and checked on any given day

Incapuppy
I totally agree with you.

All people can do is offer advice based on experience.

So, whizzkid - there just isn't a definitive answer.
The official line can be found on the Ryanair website.
From what I've read on here and what I've personally experienced, I'd agree with Bob the Saver that airlines generally (not just Ryanair) are tightening up on luggage sizes & weights - both cabin and hold.
So, it's your call really.
You may get away with it or you may get stopped.

And Bob the Saver is right, the limit is 55 x 40 x 20, not as sooz states.

Edit: Sooz has since edited the post with incorrect cabin luggage sizes.

Jazzy_B

I bought some brilliant cases from Tesco last year for about £7 each. They are very light weight, fold flat, and were less than 55cms with the wheels.I bought them because I'd seen someone at Stansted having to check in baggage. Their case was about 1cm over. Most of the time, I've seen people getting much bigger hand luggage on. I just wouldn't risk it now.

alanrowell

Final answer - if your hand luggage is smaller than the 55x40x20cm and weighs less than 10kg then you won't have problems, otherwise you might

Pollycat

alanrowell wrote: »

Final answer - if your hand luggage is smaller than the 55x40x20cm and weighs less than 10kg then you won't have problems, otherwise you might

alanrowell
you're right - no matter how many people say their luggage was oversized and they didn't have a problem, the whole point of Ryanair (and other airlines) posting maximum dimensions for luggage is that they CAN (if they wish to) refuse to allow you to take a particular case into the cabin if it is bigger than they allow.

Maybe at just 2cm over Ryanair's maximum limit, the odds are against the OP being challenged, but that's a risk that he needs to assess and make his own decision.

Big_Blue

I use Ryanair all the time.

Last flew out of Manchester at the end of May. The Ryanair agent went down the boarding line (not the checkin line) with a blue box (of the Ryanair hand baggage exact sizes) and put it over any bags he thought were a little large. Loads of people were caught out and had to pay £30 excess per bag. The thing was that they were actually relatively small bags but were just too fat.

The agent also had a portable weighing scale and was weighing cases that took his fancy.

I have tried to get a hand luggage case that will fit their dimensions and it is very difficult, with the 20cm depth being the main problem. You can buy Samsonite's American Tourister but it's about £70 and weighs 3 kilos (try bagsandluggage website)

I saw a superlight case at Manchester Airport but that was £300.

Someone should see this as a business opportunity (even Ryanair or Easyjet themselves) and market a Ryanair approved case.

Coming back, it was no problem and Easyjet seem quite relaxed as long as you don't take the mickey (there is also no effective weight limit with Easyjet).

Hard one to call. If you use Ryanair a lot maybe pay the £70 for a case. If you don't pay the £10 per bag fee and take smaller hand baggage. Don't forget that you can now check in on line with hold baggage now, but the "fast bag drop" queue is rather long.

Bob_the_Saver

If you're not travelling to anywhere hot a coat with big pockets can be a good investment!

Pollycat

Big_Blue wrote: »

I have tried to get a hand luggage case that will fit their dimensions and it is very difficult, with the 20cm depth being the main problem. You can buy Samsonite's American Tourister but it's about £70 and weighs 3 kilos (try bagsandluggage website)

Someone should see this as a business opportunity (even Ryanair or Easyjet themselves) and market a Ryanair approved case.

The 55 x 40 x 20 size is fairly common across a number of airlines, including BMIBaby, Ryanair and Easyjet.

Monarch is slightly better at 56 x 45 x 25cm.

Flybe is 50 x 35 x 23cm, First Choice is 45 x 35 x 20 cm and Thomas Cook is a measly 43 x 28 x 23cm.

I've seen loads of cases with a label stating it is "within the standard dimensions for cabin baggage", but as the above comparison demonstrates, that's not so clear cut.
In fact, the labels are based on BRITISH AIRWAYS dimensions which is:
56 x 45 x 25 cm (22ins x 18ins x 10ins), including the handle, pockets and wheels.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could buy a bag for hand luggage and be confident that you could use it regardless of which airline you were flying with?