Delayed flight due to so many people being charged for luggage

tightauldgit

maman said:

The long and the short (excuse pun 😉) of it IMO is that airlines make money from charging for baggage.

In this case it's last minute  (sorry puns seem prolific today! 🤣) but it happens on every trip. I have a range of bags suitable for all airlines. Recently, it was cheaper to buy a new bag for Aer Lingus domestic travel than pay to take my smallest suitcase.

My bugbear is that it's OK to take duty free/airport purchases on board in a carrier bag but not one of your own. 🤔

Yeah but that last bit is a requirement because DF purchases have to be kept in a sealed bag until you arrive at your destination. 

elsien

thegreenone said:

If we are going hand luggage only, I always make sure there is enough room to stuff my little cross-body bag into it.  Tight squeeze sometimes!  This contains my purse, phone, kindle and a bottle of water.  I decant the little bag on board to have with me and the rucksack goes up top.  It's not difficult, is it?

Parent takes a handbag that’s probably the same size as her rucksack. I keep telling her it’s going to catch up with her one day.

maman

tightauldgit said:

Yeah but that last bit is a requirement because DF purchases have to be kept in a sealed bag until you arrive at your destination. 

That's true of certain goods (don't think it applies to chocolate and cosmetics 🤔) but it makes a mockery of any space /weight excuses given by airlines for their baggage rules and charges. 

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soolin said:

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TELLIT01 said:

"They were being very strict, almost like a work to rule".  I'm delighted to see the size rules on hand luggage being rigidly enforced for a change.  I'm sick of sticking to the rules and seeing others with hand luggage they can barely lift or force into the overhead lockers.

Ryanair has a reputation for being strict on size and weight limits.

Often they run a scam where the size checking device is defective. Rounded corners are the most common method. Catches a lot of people out.

Surely though if airline staff are using basically their own sizing boxes it would be widely known and warned about in the press?

The Easyjet one I’m referring to was the normal double sided ones they have at all airports. A surprisingly large amount of people claimed they were ‘told’ or have always been allowed to use the larger ‘extra case size’ side of the stand and argue against trying their bags in the smaller under the seat size. A couple of guys even demanded to see someone as they were allegedly being picked on as they always travelled with a larger size case on a standard bag under the seat ticket and had never been charged before. Obviously the size is actually shown on the boarding cards  and they were basically told to pay up or miss the plane and wait to see ‘someone’ if they wanted to argue about it. 

It had been reported in the press.

Bradden

Isn't part of the problem the airlines own making? I remember luggage allowances used to be offered as standard. The budget airlines I believe introduced charges which encourages people to try and stuff everything into the overhead lockers.

Nebulous2

Ryanair sizes have recently changed. A standard size backpack no longer fits for under the seat, it needs to be a smaller one. We booked in October and travelled to Spain last week and the size reduced between these points. We spotted it on checking-in online and bought new bags.  40x25x20 is the new size and most backpacks are about 45-48cms. I had to ditch my laptop, which generally travels in my backpack. 

The checked 10kg luggage is now the same size as the priority cabin bag for overhead lockers, which I think is also a reduction.  

They weren't picking up a lot of people when we flew back from Malaga last week, but definitely more than on the way out. Getting off with it in one direction, doesn't guarantee you will on the return. 

I read somewhere that Ryanair averages £200 per family in additional charges, so there must be a lot of it out there. 

Ganga

I know this would not go down with a lot of people but it would be better if the airlines charged a bit more for the seats and included hold luggage in the cost.

eskbanker

Ganga said:

I know this would not go down with a lot of people but it would be better if the airlines charged a bit more for the seats and included hold luggage in the cost.

Better for whom and in what way?

dil1976

Ganga said:

I know this would not go down with a lot of people but it would be better if the airlines charged a bit more for the seats and included hold luggage in the cost.

The clue is in the name  given to these "budget airlines"

maman

I prefer to have a choice between hold and cabin luggage. Hold luggage is essential for a long holiday but cabin luggage is enough for a short trip. 

I'd just like the airlines to standardise the bag sizes for hand luggage.