MSE News: Flying Ryanair? It's about to change its hand luggage rules 9 January 2018 at 10:00AM in Flights, currency & car hire 33 replies 11.5K views

Former_MSE_Megan_F

Ryanair is to cut its hand luggage allowance from next week - here's what you need to know...

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'Flying Ryanair? It's about to change its hand luggage rules'

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Biggles

The article doesn't say what happens if you just have one large bag; can you take it on free?

Former_MSE_Megan_F

Biggles wrote: »

The article doesn't say what happens if you just have one large bag; can you take it on free?

Hi, you will only be allowed to take a small piece of hand luggage into the cabin, so you'd have to put the larger bag into the hold (free of charge), unless you pay for the priority boarding.

bagand96

This is a welcome change. On most low cost flights, the majority of passengers are now travelling with large hand luggage bags. This is because they’ve been encouraged to do so by the airline industry as they’ve introduced baggage charges etc.

However it’s now become rediculous seeing some of the luggage people bring as hand luggage. And the faff on board with rammed overhead lockers and pax/cabin crew parading up and down the aircraft looking for that precious few inches of overhead locker space.

It’s a good idea in my view!

Biggles

But if the standard bag is still 44l and the planes are still the same size, as long as people only take one bag I don't see the problem. I don't want to have to hang around yet another carousel.

scott4534

Biggles wrote: »

But if the standard bag is still 44l and the planes are still the same size, as long as people only take one bag I don't see the problem.

Because the planes don't have enough room for one max size bag for every passenger. It's kind of like overbooking, they rely on not everyone having one.

Scott.

unforeseen

Biggles wrote: »

But if the standard bag is still 44l and the planes are still the same size, as long as people only take one bag I don't see the problem. I don't want to have to hang around yet another carousel.

A 737-800 one of Ryanair's standard aircraft has a capacity of 189 passengers but only overhead locker space for 90 cabin bags

Biggles

unforeseen wrote: »

A 737-800 one of Ryanair's standard aircraft has a capacity of 189 passengers but only overhead locker space for 90 cabin bags

.. and 189 seats for the other cabin bags to go under (which is where I always put mine).

richardw

Horse’s mouth https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-non-priority-customers-must-put-2nd-bigger-bag-in-hold-free-of-charge-from-15-january/

and link to video explanation https://youtu.be/1x1g76gd7L8

alinwales

.. and loading/unloading 100 bags from the tarmac to the hold is not going to be time consuming at all..

Mrs_Parker

Goodie! I am a little old weak and mean lady who can't carry her larger hand luggage (wheelie case) down stairs and up on plane, so I always accept to have my small case in the hold.
The "price" to pay is a few minutes on arrival (and sometimes the hold luggage is already there after the passport control).

Thanks RyanAir!