Ryan Air - Cabin Baggage

francisroyston

Hi

I am flying with Ryan Air on Friday with cabbage baggage only.
I have bought a new trolley case for the hold which was labelled 'suitable for the hold'.

The dimentions of my new bag are: 50cm x 30cm x 22cm

Ryan Air states baggage size: 55cm x 40cm x 20cm

Will I be ok with the extra 2cm width?

Bob_the_Saver

francisroyston wrote: »

Hi

I am flying with Ryan Air on Friday with cabbage baggage only.
I have bought a new trolley case for the hold which was labelled 'suitable for the hold'.

The dimentions of my new bag are: 50cm x 30cm x 22cm

Ryan Air states baggage size: 55cm x 40cm x 20cm

Will I be ok with the extra 2cm width?

Many airlines, Ryanair in particular are getting very strict. If it was labelled suitable for the hold" that is what it is for. You might get away with it but you might be denied boarding at the gate, I see it many times, so why chance it. They check bags by making you put them into a box of exactly the correct size. You could check it in but it would be cheaper to buy a bag of the correct size which is after all what you paid for when you bought your ticket

Pollycat

I think you might be confused about aircraft terminology.
You say you're travelling with just cabin (or as you say "cabbage" :rotfl: ) baggage and quote Ryanair's maximum dimensions for CABIN bags.
You then say the bag you bought is labelled "suitable for the hold".
Do you actually mean "suitable for the cabin"?
It would be a bit silly to intend to travel with cabin baggage only and then buy a new suitcase labelled "suitable for the hold".

If your bag is the soft (and squishy) type you'll probably be OK (but even then nobody can say for certain), but if it's the hard-shell type and it won't fit into the metal bag gauge (assuming a Ryanair employee asks you to put it in), you'll be told it must go into the hold.
This will incur additional charges and may even result in you missing your flight if this happens at the boarding gate as you will be sent back to the check-in desks and if your flight has closed, you'll miss the flight.

Don't forget that the maximum dimensions include handles and wheels so if the 22cm is EXCLUDING wheels or handle, your bag is even more over the maximum allowed.

It's in Ryanair's interests to levy additional charges onto passengers, you might be lucky or you might not.

Nobody can say for certain that you'll be OK.
It's your decision.

Nigbob

if you have a cheap suitcase and they say it is too big, it might be cheaper to break the wheels off rather than pay the additional baggage fees at the airport. I've heard of people doing this.

I have to say though that my suitcase is right on the limits (actually just over if you include the wheels) and I've never been asked to pay to store it in the hold (touch wood).

alanrowell

"suitable for the hold" (or cabin) MEANS NOTHING. Different airlines have different rules for both cabin and hold luggage, so unless you check the rules for that airline first and take your tape measure with you when you buy a bag you won't know if the bag is suitable for THAT AIRLINE