*All* Carry-on Baggage charges Queries & Questions ...

Have only ever put car seats into a heavy duty refuse sack TBH. Tag them at the bag drop & deliver to oversize baggage belt.

ted1 wrote: »

What type car seat ? Booster seats you can bring on the plane.
If you are taking a maxi Cosi type. You can keep the kid bring it to the plane and they’ll look after it when you board and generally give it back when you depart

One full size booster and one fixed maxi cozi azis for a 2-3 year old. They're both big and bulky so I'd rather check them in asap.

I have used a large plastic bag (heavy duty) As car seats are not included in your luggage allowance and hence not weighed , can be used for extra clothes etc, once in a bag , securely tied

That's genius, unfortunately we're travelling tomorrow so wont have time to order

1997 wrote: »

Hey,just wondered if anyone could give me some help/advice. Travelling for first time in 7yrs to Lanzarote on sat. Havent been abroad in so long and only found out today that there is a restriction on medication. Husband is on heart/blood pressure and few others and just wondered will he be able to bring these or should we fill the prescription over there? Tia for any help.

Bring the meds with a prescription/doctor's letter and bring it in carry on, not packed luggage and you'll be grand. Medication is heavily subsidised there though so if you pay full cost for it every month, it might work out better for you to buy a load there and bring it back.

As long as you don't take the p*ss with a giant back, airlines will let you bring a slightly bigger bag as carry on. I fly Ryanair often with lots of medication and it's never an issue.

I've been to Lanazarote for the last three years. On blood pressue and cholestorel tablets and one or two other tablets. I put them into a daily divider and bring them in my carry on. Never a problem.

Spain is very different from here when it comes to meds. A lot of our prescription drugs are available over the counter. For example you can buy Tramadol over the counter but Solpadeine requires a prescription (apparently it's a significantly different formula to our version).

They're also much cheaper. An anti inflammatory I need is a fifth of the price in Spain.

You'll have no issues bringing your prescription meds with you and popping into a pharmacy and checking prices while you're there could be a useful exercise.

1997 wrote: »

Grt,thanks so much..most his meds are for heart and pain relief. Also on anti depressants so wasnt sure when they arent over the counter drugs. Hopefully all be good so!

OP, I appreciate your concern but you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

At this time of the year, the flights to the Canaries are full of older Irish people. Given the age profile, a lot of them are travelling with medication and I have never seen any of them getting grief from security in Dublin airport. And there is virtually no check (other than passport) when you arrive there.

For certain countries in the Gulf and Asia, you can get tripped up with certain medications but nobody in Spain will have an issue with any prescribed or over the counter medicine you buy in Ireland.

If there was any issue with Irish medication being brought to the Canaries, you'd hear about it every week on Joe Duffy - 'my nan was stopped in (Canary island airport) and they confiscated her heart medication!'.

I've booked a flight from Cork to Birmingham with Aer Lingus but it seems Stobart Air operate the route and I've only twigged the smaller cabin bag limits.
The bag I have is 52cm x 36cm x 20cm and the limit is 48 x 33 x 20 so the bag is slightly too big .
Weight shouldn't be an issue.

From looking at older posts on here ,the overhead cabins are smaller than normal planes so there is a risk the bag might not fit.

It could be put in the hold which may or may not incur a charge .

Has anyone travelled recently with Stobart and are they very strict ?

Been to Newcastle recently.

Few guys in non-priority got stung with the extra bag charge.

Johnny Sausage wrote: »

people like that should just be ejected from the plane before take off or denied boarding or ....

Be careful what you wish for.....

ebbsy wrote: »

I actually saw something very similar on board a Ryanair flight once, guy sitting near me had his bag put in the hold and he gave the air hostess a piece of his mind.

Gob****e then got kicked off the plane, and everyone had to wait until his bag was taken off as well.

Dodge wrote: »

Except once you’re on the plane there’s no way for staff to know if you’ve paid for the baggage or not so pretty much everybody puts them in the overheads if they want

All they have to do is look at your boarding card for priority or non priority

EverythingGood wrote: »

All they have to do is look at your boarding card for priority or non priority

When people pay at the gate, they don’t get a new boarding pass.

Flight to Cologne recently with some friends. The bigger bags had to pay at the gate (cash only) but didn’t even get a receipt. Once onboard there was no way they could have proven their bags were now allowed in the overhead

I had a small bag and prefer it under my seat anyway. Just pointing out on the plane it can still be a free for all

Dodge wrote: »

When people pay at the gate, they don’t get a new boarding pass.

Flight to Cologne recently with some friends. The bigger bags had to pay at the gate (cash only) but didn’t even get a receipt. Once onboard there was no way they could have proven their bags were now allowed in the overhead

I'm surprised Ryanair doesn't give them mobile payment machines. Allowing staff to collect cash at the gate is an open invitation for pilferage.

It can't be good for morale among the cabin crew - the check-in people at the gate are raking in the cash and sending people with big bags onto the plane where they will delay departure while space is found for their bags.

EverythingGood wrote: »

Anything to back up your claim of theft?

Yes, I have CCTV footage. If you send me $1,000 via Western Union I can let you have a sample.

torrevieja wrote: »

Hass Ryanair Got a New Choice when booking flights,

I was booking today and noticed different choice maybe im wrong but it does say a Small bag must fit under ur seat so what weight is this bag is this not the 10kg cabin bag anymore ?

Think over the shoulder school ag as opposed to the 10kg roller bag. I saw a guy stopped at the gate and charged extra for his rectangular sports bag on Sunday. They’re fairly strict on the measurements now as opposed to the weight.

The price of the flight gets you one small bag that must fit under the seat in front of you.

Add priority boarding, and you get to bring a 10kg cabin bag onto the plane with you

You can pay to check in either a 10kg or a 20kg hold bag.

Those are the options these days.