Ryanair Luggage Allowances
Ryanair have become the leaders of the "extra charges" when booking your
flights and charging to place luggage in the hold is one of them. If you can
manage with their generous 10kg hand luggage then that's the way to go. However,
if you must place luggage in the hold then you'll have to pay per bag (maximum
15kg) for each leg of your journey. Be sure to pay the bag fee when booking as
it's more expensive at check-in. And be sure to check in on line (for which
there's another fee) as checking in at the airport is more expensive again.
Please take a look at the
Ryanair website directly for an explanation of all their fees and luggage
allowances as we cannot keep up with them here!
And remember ... When Ryanair states a limit of 15kg this doesn't mean that
when travelling as a couple one can carry 20kg and the other 10kg. "All baggage allowances are
personal and cannot be combined". This nonsense is being enforced to the
extent that people are having to repack at the check in desk so that each
individual bag conforms to the weight limit (particularly a nightmare for
families with young children).
The result is long waits at the check-in desks as people juggle the contents
of their luggage between bags. Just what the airline claim they are trying to
prevent! Strangely, having checked in online you still have to wait in the same
queue to drop off any bags so online check-in is of no advantage if you have
hold luggage (well that was certainly our experience at Bergamo airport
recently).
One thing to remember in their favour is that if you travel light and book
early you can get some incredible bargains ... just booked flights from Malaga
to Girona for €5.58 each!!
We've received numerous reports from travellers flying to Spain from the UK
who have been fined (sorry ... "charged") a hefty fee for excess luggage.
What Do You Think?
| Ryanair's luggage "policies" appear to be designed to create the
maximum stress confusion and upset for their passengers, whilst at the
same time creating unnecessary holdups and delays at their check-in
desks. How, for example can they possibly benefit from insisting that 2
passengers travelling together with a combined baggage weight below the
limit for 2 passengers, must repack their bags into 2 equal weights so
that neither bag exceeds the individual limit ??
The takeoff weight is unchanged and the fuel load is unchanged. The
only change is that the 2 passengers involved have been highly
inconvenienced for no purpose whatsoever by being forced to transfer the
contents of one bag to another at the check-in counter, and the people
queuing behind them at check-in have been equally delayed and
inconvenienced for no reason .
Today at Reus airport I witnessed a young couple struggling with a
baby and buggy being obliged to repack everything they were carrying in
order to satisfy this perverse and pointless policy. The result? The
poor hapless couple and their baby were all stressed to breaking point,
and for what? They checked in exactly the same on board luggage weight,
and we all got held up for no reason at all.
Who is the sadistic individual that came up with this idiotic and
pointless scheme? My first and last time ever with Ryanair. They are not
worth the grief - by any standards. |
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