Update on Ryanair and the 30kg limit

tunney

Its just a limit. You pay for the difference between 20 and 30kg. If its over 30kg they just won't take it.

Discussion on it here
http://www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=71566&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Morgan

If that's the case then the wording on the website is very misleading.

If 30kg is a limit above which the bike won't be transported this suggests that 20kg is the limit above which other sports items won't be transported. If that's the case they wouldn't go on to say you must pay for every kilo over 20kg. Therefore it seems to me that 30kg is allowable for a bike without paying the excess fees.

Reading the story in the link above I think the check-in person was incorrect (but what can you do...)

Sporting equipment including but not limited to large fishing rods, golf clubs, bicycles, scooters, fencing equipment, surfboards, bodyboards, snowboards and skis and large musical instruments including but not limited to cellos, harps, double bass and drums are inherently unsuitable for carriage by airlines operating fast turnarounds such as Ryanair. However, these items may be carried in the hold of the aircraft in addition to your personal checked baggage allowance up to a limit of 20* kilos per item upon payment of an additional discounted fee per item, per one way flight if booked online. If the item is not booked until arrival at the airport or through a Ryanair call centre the full fee will apply (Click here for rate details). Any item of sports equipment weighing over 20 kilos will be charged for the excess weight at the applicable rate per kilo. *Bikes have an weight limit of 30 kilos

Lumen

From what I understand, 30kg is a practical limit for baggage handling (health and safety reasons probably), not specific to Ryanair.

In terms of normal baggage, anything over about 25kg usually gets a red "heavy" tag.

ryan_sherlock

Flying with the bikes out of Dublin they were happy enough with the 30kg bike limit (although when they put them on the scales, they were still under 20kg).

blorg

I'm with Morgan on that one, I think the check in person in Lanzarote was wrong. The max limit on heavy luggage was always 32kg, not 30kg, or indeed 20kg for skiis, etc. They specifically changed the wording to an exception of 30kg for bikes; why would they do that otherwise?

Ryanair wrote:

For health and safety reasons Ryanair does not accept for carriage any individual item exceeding 32 kilos or with combined dimensions of more than 81cms (height), 119cms (width) and 119cms (depth).

Greentopia

tunney wrote: »

Its just a limit. You pay for the difference between 20 and 30kg. If its over 30kg they just won't take it.
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Aw nuts, 30 kilos limit? That puts my idea of getting a cheap Ryanair flight over to Amsterdam and flying home with the 50lb+ boxed weight of a lovely Azor Oma and Basil panniers I want in doubt

Ok so I just bought a new bike a few weeks ago but I meant for my next bike

penexpers

blorg wrote: »

I'm with Morgan on that one, I think the check in person in Lanzarote was wrong. The max limit on heavy luggage was always 32kg, not 30kg, or indeed 20kg for skiis, etc. They specifically changed the wording to an exception of 30kg for bikes; why would they do that otherwise?

Agree with this. Sounds like the handling agents in Lanzarote are applying the rules wrong

sideshowbob23

As explained to me by the world's nicest check in guy, in Edinburgh, The 32kg limit is a european health and safety directive; "the most weight that two handlers should carry between them". The same guy then let me away with a 35kg bike box, because it had wheels on it.