Never had a problem with Ryan Air and I've used them a fair bit, the problem was people abusing the cabin bags by using cases that were too big and packing too much into them. They basically became a health and safety issue as people were trying to lift a 15kg bag from the overhead lockers which is ridiculous. Also lol @ the airline snobs.
I've flown with them after they changed their policy, and my bag (nor did my partners) go into the hold. They are clamping down on the huge bags people were taking, and the hardshell cases that take up unnecessary room in the overhead lockers. Plus, the overhead lockers were basically full with softer bags.
They have updated their T&Cs but in my experience they haven't actually made it a proper rule, instead allowing gate staff to use their discretion about what goes in and what doesn't in an attempt to speed up boarding/alighting I imagine.
Anyway, if it gets put in the hold it's hardly an issue is it?
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I fly with Ryanair a lot and they're not that strict on the size of bags to be honest.
Take a standard "carry on" suitcase which will go in the hold, and then a small/medium backpack and you'll be fine.
I also agree that having to put carry on "suitcases" in the hold is a great thing, no messing around trying to find a space and bags are normally coming out by the time you get through passport control wherever you land
Also the people saying they'd pay more to not use Ryanair, Ok pal, you pay 5 times as much for a one hour flight
Take a standard "carry on" suitcase which will go in the hold, and then a small/medium backpack and you'll be fine.
I also agree that having to put carry on "suitcases" in the hold is a great thing, no messing around trying to find a space and bags are normally coming out by the time you get through passport control wherever you land
Also the people saying they'd pay more to not use Ryanair, Ok pal, you pay 5 times as much for a one hour flight
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No he's correct, gate staff only go down tagging peoples suitcases (with wheels etc.) but if you've got a large backpack you'll be fine as long as it's not an actual massive bergen packed to the brim
You can also take a small backpack and "suitcase" but as I said, suitcase gets tagged, put on a trolley as you're walking to the airport and away you go
they should do.. people take the mickey with some of the bags and if they're way over with some obviously too large suitcase thing then they ought to be paying to put it in the hold like anyone else who brought a case that size and didn't flout the rules
obviously they don't need to be super anal about it but there are some people who take things that are way over the limits... then you get some people with normal size bags at the back of the queue who have to chuck theirs into the hold as there is no room left int he overhead lockers
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This is why I've always flown with Flybe. 20kg limit. Then I carry this over-size backpack. It fits a 15.6" laptop padded back section and the front section can carry 4 days' worth of clothes. It's a right ol' rabbit warren in there with side / inner compartments
You and I both, used them once to Stockholm, thought surely it can’t always be this bad, so like a berk, I tried them for a flight to Faro.
Never, ever, again, I’d give Air Koryo, North Korea’s airline a try first, but their only international flights are to China and Russia from North Korea.
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It's at the upper end (15l max capacity where Ryanair's limit is 14l) but as others have said, it doesn't need to be full.
If it was just us flying we'd take a punt but with 3 under 4 coming along we can't gamble on what we will and won't have with us in the plane.
So, what happened?
I wouldn't mind either, it's funny every time I fly back and forth to Sweden now people always complain when they're asked to give up their cabin luggage to go in the hold!
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Much prefer the Ryanair policy to the typical BA fight for overhead space, watching some moron try and pile their huge bag on mine in the packed overhead bins, etc.
Caring too much about what airline you fly is like refusing to get a certain type of bus/train!
That said I do fly BA/Qatar primarily but only because having status makes life easier/cheaper, but shock horror I do fly others including easyjet/Ryanair when it makes sense and I'm still breathing.
Caring too much about what airline you fly is like refusing to get a certain type of bus/train!
That said I do fly BA/Qatar primarily but only because having status makes life easier/cheaper, but shock horror I do fly others including easyjet/Ryanair when it makes sense and I'm still breathing.
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Say what?
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Oneworld status, super handy....stuff like getting to pick a seat at booking, extra bag allowance, skipping security queues (ish), lounges, saving cash with airmiles, etc.
None of that beats a ten quid Ryanair flight though!
Quite a few years back, I was in a situation that required me to get to Stockholm a bit quick, so I didn’t research the flight much, i.e. I didn’t look for the cheapest, I looked for the next available.
Ryanair had one going the next day, or the day after, I took it, I didn’t research the arrival airport, it said Stockhom, so I figured at best it would be a 20-35 minute taxi ride, at worst maybe 45-55 minutes by train.
It was an early flight, maybe 06.30 or 07.30, but so what.
20-30 minutes after take-off, I asked if I could buy preferably coffee, failing that, water, “No, but we will sell you alcohol.”
Alcohol is great, I love it, but not in the early a.m., (unless I’d started the night before).
Then, on landing, I discovered that it was 90 minutes on a bus to central Stockholm.
A couple of years later, one of my kids was in a villa on The Algarve with his wife and family, he called me and said “This villa’s huge, come out for the second week if you want.”
Being a Black Cab driver, I was pulling down decent money, and I could take as much time off as I liked, so I looked around for a flight, and you guessed it, Ryanair had seats.
Knowing that Faro only had only one airport, I thought, “What can go wrong?”
As Ryanair had no seat allocation, when boarding was announced, it was like the California Gold Rush, when I did get to the plane, there was shouting and swearing, and threats of violence, as families couldn’t get seated together, kids were crying, the F/As we’re trying to calm people down, and appealing for people to switch seats.
I got there, and and I got back, but I swore I’d never use them again, and I meant it.
I have no doubt that this will trigger a whole slew of comments about, “your fault, you should have checked your arrival airport”, and, “I’ve always used Ryanair, I think they’re great, just follow their rules, and it’s okay, who else would fly you to Alicante and Lanzarote for £17.50?”
Great, your prerogative, I sincerely hope that you’ll always be happy with Ryanair, but I’ve always been willing to go to graft to get a few more quid, even if it meant that I was working when most people were sitting with their feet up, and I’ve never been frightened to spend it, so I’m okay with spending more on Air France, Iberia, and TAP flights, that’s my prerogative.
I recently bought a fantastic Osprey Farpoint 40 which, at the time, was valid cabin carry on for all carriers. Its essentially a medium sized panel loading backpack. The intention was to pack light and never put luggage in the hold again even if flying long haul. Sadly it seems even this is too big for Ryan Air so I may as well bring a large case and put it in the hold instead.