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Ryanair hand luggage - Any weird or wonderful ideas?

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  • antenna
    antenna Posts: 1,776 Forumite
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    You should buy a Ryanair "poachers coat"..........room inside for 2 brace of pheasants and 4 juicy trout..........
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  • notakid
    notakid Posts: 10,362 Forumite
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    antenna wrote: »
    Its not so much the height of the case,but the width and the thickness of the case must fit in the ryanair frame.........but if you can squeeze the thickness to fit in the frame you are ok,even if when you remove it it expands back to original size


    This is true. I rammed my daughters suitcase into the measuring trolley thing. It was such a tight fit we couldn't get it out again :rotfl: It's a rigid case so they let it thru, but I may be going shopping soon for a new case.

    this was at Birmingham airport
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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    rachelh81 wrote: »
    Do you think we'll be ok taking the pushchair even though he's over 2 (so technically not an infant - full fare) I have searched the forums about this but it seems no one has a definitive answer. Is it worth phoning Ryanair to find out or do you think it will be ok?

    You will be ok.

    This is from the ryanair website:
    children's' pushchairs are carried free of charge and do not need to be prebooked.

    http://www.ryanair.com/en/questions/checked-baggage-allowance
  • socks_uk
    socks_uk Posts: 2,813 Forumite
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    The thing is with me... it's what I buy while on holiday that causes me problems! I could pack so light I'd only need hand luggage but I'm a devil for finding things to bring home, especially for my garden!

    Someone once gave me 2 tips... before you go on holiday buy new underwear and then take your old ones and throw them away (not good if you wear expensive fancy ones) and put a couple of Argos or other catalogues in your bags going out but dispose of them coming back to allow weight for purchases. Great idea although I'd rather have some of those luggage scales!
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  • wattywattwatt
    wattywattwatt Posts: 233 Forumite
    I have a very good friend who regularly goes away for a month in the summer to a remote villa in Greece. She likes to take several paperbacks to last the holiday as it's impossible to buy anything locally when she arrives. Last year she stuffed as many as possible into the waistband of her clothes to get round the hand luggage and hold baggage weight restrictions, this year she intends to sew extra pockets into the inside of her coat for the same purpose. I think its a great idea, but personally I would feel like a smuggler if I did it.
  • nickoran
    nickoran Posts: 23 Forumite
    I went to morrocco in february and while I personally took a pair of shorst and 2 t-shirts, the girl I was with took a HUGE amount more than me and had to put a bag in the hold, what shocked me is that if you know your going to be bringing back a lot of stuff, you may as well take more with you too.
    at the time, they were chargeing £30 extra, but if you paid before you left it was £30 there and back, or if when your on holiday you decide to bring extra back.... still £30 just for the return flight!
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  • 1IG
    1IG Posts: 2 Newbie
    Can I suggest that anyone who wishes to fly Ryanair Googles this site:- Flylite luggage, and then click on the Flylite Luggage Solutions
    They have some very reasonably priced options for your concerns relating to dimensions, and the medium sized option fits the bill exactly with two choices, wheeled at £35.00 or non wheeled at £20.00.

    Mike
  • wattywattwatt
    wattywattwatt Posts: 233 Forumite
    How about vacuum packing bags, because usually its the clothes that take up space.

    That's all very well, but its usually the weight that's the problem not the volume!
  • Flashback_2
    Flashback_2 Posts: 13 Forumite
    I would not travel on Rynnair simply because of their baggage limitations.

    If you are only going for a week, then Ryannair fine, but once you start talking two weeks or longer then you really need daily fresh clothes, especially in a hot country. I sweat a lot and I am sure most men do.

    Also, when you go on holiday, you can't be sure of the climate. I went to Italy and it rained for 5 days!. But it was lucky that I had taken warmer clothes with me.

    Plus, this Ash cloud, as shown that when travelling it is better to err on the side of caution.

    I would take a lot less clothes, if I knew 100% that I could get my clothes laundered. But many years ago, I went touring to Spain for 3 weeks and struggled to find a laundrette after 2 weeks travelling. And if you have paid hundreds of pounds on holiday and do you want to waste half a morning on laundry?. Hotel do provide laundry, but at €8 for a shirt, it is taking the p*ss.

    I have bought nice stuff on holiday and I would be cross that I could not bring some stuff back.

    As a Money Saving Tip, I don't bother to buy the mini shampoo bottles. e.g. £1. for 50ml. When I know I am going on holiday, I take my regular sized bottles, which all near empty. Same goes for toothpaste. It does require forward planning etc... On my return journey, I discard the empty bottles. No need to buy expensive mini bottles.
  • loulou123
    loulou123 Posts: 1,183 Forumite
    I pride myself on never having checked luggage in ...... yet!

    One thing i would say is that, if you pack your bag/case/whatever REALLY full, its pretty embarrassing if they do a spot check bag search on you-as it takes forever to get everything in the way it came out and yes i do speak from experiance! (i was so proud the night before that i had all my stuff in a small rucksack, wasnt so proud standing in the terminal trying to get it all back in and the zip shut i can tell you.)

    Also as someone above pointed out (and i didnt realise 1st time i flew with Ryan air,) your handbag etc has to fit into your hand luggage - your not allowed to carry it through seperately, so make sure to leave room.

    As for tolietries etc, i brought the little empty bottles and jars and just fill these from my normal stuff at home. Works out cheaper than buying the miniature versions and you can reuse the bottles trip after trip. Would recommend labelling them tho, as i used body cream instead of hair conditioner once, as they looked exactly the same!
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