Ryanair have really ramped up charging people for bags that "don't fit"

Don’t fly them or put a bag in the hold. When I fly Ryanair I price in all the extras and shop around.

Sometimes they are more expensive than the competition - even to the extent I got a indirect business flight cheaper than a Ryanair flight where I will have fast track, lounge access and a glass of champagnes

Many passengers take the p1ss. I often look at passengers in front of me in the queue and think " you'll be very lucky not to be charged extra with the size of your bag". So many chancers around. I remember one person arguing after they were busted saying "they've always used that bag for years and never been stopped." They were too stupid to realise how lucky they were until this point.

I wonder how often do people overpack and not actually use/wear what they bring. Maybe we need to get better at packing and planning.

A weight limit would be a better way to assess the situation as it's more black and white than whether a bag fits into a certain space, which leaves more room to query.

I remember rocking up to the Aerlingus check in desk in Manchester in the early 90s with a bicycle. No problem at all. But my flights were £225 punt return usually and more expensive at christmas.

But you have already said Ryanair arent always the cheapest flight so your point makes no sense. Its "free" in that you dont pay extra for it like you do with Ryanair which we have already established arent always the cheapest of the two. Your argument still makes no sense.

Just an aside and for once not baggage related. I got an AL flight recently and with checked bags it was 50 quid cheaper than Ryanair on the same day. I was just lucky I suppose. Anyway I thought to myself this'll be great, no five mile walk to the Ryanair Gates, and the new scanners in T2 aswell, oh I couldn't wait lol, since it was about 10 years since I used AL or T2 either.

So, checked in at the self service, grand. Went through security, grand again, I had to take out the liquids, but I knew that. Didn't have to take out electronics anymore. Lovely new scanners… Grand.

Folks, the journey to the gate involved going halfway over to T1, all around the houses, and THEN had to get an effin BUS. To another gate somewhere in the bowels of the airport. All there was was a tiny coffee shop with hardly anything to eat that wasn't in a curled up state. I'd have been to the Ryanair gates quicker.

Other than that it was fine. 😊

I found they don’t seem to go after priority bookings unless taking the…. As later on is easier to target. I’ve seen onboard someone get asked who owns this bag and it was a soft bag and owner said they had priority but wasn’t asked for it. Wanted them to put it under the seat. I use a bag where the wheels are tucked in bar a few mms for ground clearance. Strange they pull soft bags as soft can flop out due to lack of items in it

Get out of here with your logic 😉

"Never" might be taking a bit of poetic licence. Usually there is not a long wait, but there can be sometimes if a lot of flights come in together

Because people want to pay as little costs as possible and squeeze as much extra weight as they can into their carry on bags and get away with it, and then moan and whinge online when they get reprimanded, all the while forgetting that the airline they travel on is a business, not a charity.

Flying within Europe where you don't need to go through passport control, then checking in a bag costs a lot of time.

Next year theyll probably scrape a few centimeters off the max size to catch people out. Michael just loves changing bits of rules surreptitiously to make an eejit out of people and bag a few quid for himself