Ryanair Baggage allowance 15kg - how strict?

cutesee

take a small pully case for hand luggage, this is how my partner and i got through on our penny flights the last time, as the small cases look tiny and are a good size for taking on the plane. got mine from poundstretcher for about a tenner. it fits perfectly in that size thing they have as a checker, hope that helps.

we should have been charged when going to dublin, think our cases were 6kg over and they were going to charge us like 40 quid!!so we went to the side and shoved everything inmy little case and brought a fold out bag just incase and didn't have to pay but they are real strict.

mbailey

bengal-stripe wrote: »

Stand on the scales, then stand on the scales again holding the suit case. Deduct weight I from weight II, that’s the weight of your suitcase.

I can't believe I didn't think of that before!!!

And there was me trying to balance the case on the scales last night!!!

blondie7

It seems all the airlines are now being more strict.
Ever since they wanted to charge me for being over a couple of years ago I always weigh my cases on my bathroom digital scales and are always spot on with the airlines scales.

bagand96

alanrowell wrote: »

& Ryanair scales rarely agree on the weight of bags.

steve821 wrote:

A word of warning about Ryanair and luggage wieghts.
Keep your eyes on the scales some can suddenly be over 15kg and have beenset incorecctly or even tampered with by staff.
This is not aspurious comment but a proven fact now, beware Ryan air are charlotens.
Steve

I'm interested in all this "Ryanair scales" business.

Check-in desks, including the scales used at them are provided by the airport. They are also maintained by the airport. Ryanair, or Ryanair's handling agents lease these facilities from the airport, but the airport owns the hardware.

Also the scales at airports are very accurate pieces of equipment, designed to weigh suitcases, bathroom scales on the other hand are not...

mrnkar

I know for a fact that the scales for Ryanair at Reus airport are wrong. After weighing cases before going and at Liverpool Airport our cases were under 15kgs we were charged excess at Reus as were most other people. My daughter had in fact less in her case having used her suncreams etc and this was 2 years ago. I have been reading recently about people being told they are 4kgs over and after disputing this as they had weighted their cases at the hotel, it has been reduced to 2kgs. I am due to fly again with them in July, only because it costs me half the price, and still cheaper if I do get charged, of other carriers. If they try to charge me access I will refuse to pay if possible or at least dispute it. Something needs to be done regarding it. Any suggestions? Karen

alanrowell

All I said was that home scales invariably underweigh you, therefore when you reach the Ryanair scales it's a bit of a shock to find that your 15kg bag weighs 17kg or more

jen_jen_2

bagand96 wrote: »

I'm interested in all this "Ryanair scales" business.

Check-in desks, including the scales used at them are provided by the airport. They are also maintained by the airport. Ryanair, or Ryanair's handling agents lease these facilities from the airport, but the airport owns the hardware.

Also the scales at airports are very accurate pieces of equipment, designed to weigh suitcases, bathroom scales on the other hand are not...

not me but a friend as i was there, recently checked in in Balaton with ryan air, the case was over, took stuff out on re-weigh on another check in desk it was over the origional weight before stuff taken out. just explained that it couldnt be over and they cleared scales and reweighed - i assumed it was a glitch in the scales - but you never know...........

ynot2005

i belive the mood of the check in staff counts for a lot, especially abroad where they can be slack on overweight bag charges, i dont belive there is a conspiracy to cheat customers with tampered scales or anything like that, the check in staff just want you checked in and gone

the best way to get on the right side of the check in staff abroad is smile say good morning in the host language, and thrust your passport to them immediately with the passport open at the picture page, and at the same time put bag on the scales, have your handlugggae in your hand to show them as soon as they ask

if you do the opposite and fiddle about looking for your passport, have to be asked to put bag on the scales, forget where your handluggage is, and start a conversation with other people in your party or have a phone chat at the same time

its going to wind them up

i think under 17kg and you have a chance of missing the charges abroad, it can be hit and miss, but get on the right side of the check in staff and your odds look better

sally06

I've flown with Ryanair twice over the last couple of months and not once did anyone check the weight or size of my hand luggage. However, they are very strict about the weight of checked baggage. I flew from Reus yesterday and loads of passengers were being charged for excess baggage. So be very careful. Last month a lady in front of me at check-in at Reus was 1kilo over and they tried to get her pay for excess baggage, but she kicked up a fuss because her OH's case was 1kilo under. She said she'd paid for 3 cases, but they only had 2 with them. In the end they let her off.

mrnkar

ynot2005 I agree with you that overseas airports do not seem to be as strict with overweight baggage, but the fact is that a lot of people travelling with Ryanair seem to be charged coming back from abroad even when the same cases where weighed in UK and were under the limits going out. There is a website somewhere and most of the complaints seem to be about Ryanair charging for excess baggage when it wasn't. Karen