Ryanair's perverse luggage charges

mapryan

I just went to add a 20kg bag to my flight home to London on Ryanair next weekend and they wanted £40. However, I noticed that the fare for the same flight was now less than £6-  and when you book a new flight the bag is only £20. So, I just booked a new flight for £25.66 including the bag! How mad is that?!!

Carrot007

Woo. Adding that's after the fact on cheap airlines costs more than doing it later.

Why not try at the gate and spend even more.

My personal view is that 1 checked bag should be mandatory on all flights to push the price up to a reasonable level to sustain the business reasonably and stop the overhead locker !!!!!!. YMMV.

jonesMUFCforever

mapryan said:

I just went to add a 20kg bag to my flight home to London on Ryanair next weekend and they wanted £40. However, I noticed that the fare for the same flight was now less than £6-  and when you book a new flight the bag is only £20. So, I just booked a new flight for £25.66 including the bag! How mad is that?!!

How much was the original flight?

mapryan

The original flight was £16.99 but at the time I didn't think I would need luggage so didn't book any. 

bradders1983

Low cost airlines in having cheap fares and expensive add-ons shocker.

SaveTheEuro

mapryan said:

I just went to add a 20kg bag to my flight home to London on Ryanair next weekend and they wanted £40. However, I noticed that the fare for the same flight was now less than £6-  and when you book a new flight the bag is only £20. So, I just booked a new flight for £25.66 including the bag! How mad is that?!!

You found a way to get the same result for £16.34 less. I'd say that's a good money saving tip. Thanks for sharing it.

CKhalvashi

Carrot007 said:

Woo. Adding that's after the fact on cheap airlines costs more than doing it later.

Why not try at the gate and spend even more.

My personal view is that 1 checked bag should be mandatory on all flights to push the price up to a reasonable level to sustain the business reasonably and stop the overhead locker !!!!!!. YMMV.

Why? We've done 10 days away with a backpack each a few times, and usually if going, one of us will have a large bag, the other won't. If travelling for work overnight, I'll take a change of shirt and underwear plus any paperwork, that's it.

Not sure what routes you're travelling on, but I've never seen problems with the overhead bins. That said, I'm fortunate to ensure I'm not blessed with Ryanair (but do use other budget airlines frequently).

mapryan

CKhalvashi said:

Carrot007 said:

Woo. Adding that's after the fact on cheap airlines costs more than doing it later.

Why not try at the gate and spend even more.

My personal view is that 1 checked bag should be mandatory on all flights to push the price up to a reasonable level to sustain the business reasonably and stop the overhead locker !!!!!!. YMMV.

Why? We've done 10 days away with a backpack each a few times, and usually if going, one of us will have a large bag, the other won't. If travelling for work overnight, I'll take a change of shirt and underwear plus any paperwork, that's it.

Not sure what routes you're travelling on, but I've never seen problems with the overhead bins. That said, I'm fortunate to ensure I'm not blessed with Ryanair (but do use other budget airlines frequently).

Why? Because I was working and had a 27" screen in my bag! Be difficult to sneak that through in a backpack

mattyprice4004

mapryan said:

CKhalvashi said:

Carrot007 said:

Woo. Adding that's after the fact on cheap airlines costs more than doing it later.

Why not try at the gate and spend even more.

My personal view is that 1 checked bag should be mandatory on all flights to push the price up to a reasonable level to sustain the business reasonably and stop the overhead locker !!!!!!. YMMV.

Why? We've done 10 days away with a backpack each a few times, and usually if going, one of us will have a large bag, the other won't. If travelling for work overnight, I'll take a change of shirt and underwear plus any paperwork, that's it.

Not sure what routes you're travelling on, but I've never seen problems with the overhead bins. That said, I'm fortunate to ensure I'm not blessed with Ryanair (but do use other budget airlines frequently).

Why? Because I was working and had a 27" screen in my bag! Be difficult to sneak that through in a backpack

The poster wasn't replying to you - read the post quoted in their post.
They were responding to someone who suggested 1 checked bag should be included in all fares.

Redmanc73

Does anyone know, if I travel to Europe with Ryan air but don’t purchase any baggage allowance, I check in online, would I then get away with boarding with a 10kg bag? How would the staff at the gate know? Is there a way for them to tell?

greyteam1959

You might, you might not, & then it will cost you !!
The gate staff look at peoples bags.
Any that look obviously oversized & or overweight they will take you to one side & either weigh you bag or put it in the bag sizer.
They used to have a set of scales at the boarding gates but I have not seen them for a long while.