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

Its a bit like how people know the Irish housing crisis is completely artificially made by the government but people still stand by the excuses (building regulations need to be strict, there are no builders, zoning new land is terrible) that the government give. Its tacit approval for misery all round

Being curious here, what hassle do you find with Ryanair on a plus 2 hour trip?Asking because I've never had any hassle with them, or with any airline, whether shirt hops or longer flights

HI,

not sure if you have ever got stuck in a massive queue to check in your bag. Has happened to me a few times; big hubs for RA are great as they have the self service bag drops. We were in the queue in Madrid for 90 minutes last year; RA had 3 desks at the airport and kept calling forward people from flights that were before us on the basis that they wanted to get those bags checked-in first. We had done the 'sensible' thing and arrived in plenty of time for the flight; was very annoying standing there for over an hour with the kids and progressing very slowly to the bag drop/check-in desks. Havn't checked in a bag since…

Spooked by this thread prior to a Ryanair flight next weekend (no choice - only airline flying direct to Dublin from where I am) I was having doubts about my "small bag" not being small enough - it's another one of those easily squishable backpacks, but arguably 5cm too big in one direction.

Then I popped into my local (French) supermarket and saw they had a huge pile of "underseat" bags for sale in the seasonal section. Very specifically labelled "40x25x20 cm" low-cost airline compatible and a suspiciously Ryanairish-looking plane on the tag.

Coupled with this discussion, I decided the Universe was giving me a sign and bought one (19€). It's actually a much better design (for this kind of trip) than the backpack I'd intended to bring, so thank you one and all for (potentially) saving me twice the price of the flights. :D

We use these exact bags for our family, have done for years, actually gonna be using again later today,never had an issue.

You sure that's a 20x25cm cross section there in the middle?

Absolutely, what you're seeing there is a pocket where I've the passports, and a wallet. They come out into my trousers once u get to Airport for obvious reasons.

what really annoys me about all of this , the current cases with the wheels which still fit in the overhead bin, are a couple of cms quite literally too big for ryanair baggage cage at check-in, they will now be of no use potentially, and be discarded as rubbish by ppl ? And we will have millions of suitcases wasted ? Or am i over thinking it ?

i agree with others, ive seen ppl with icelandic sized tent bags getting on with additional backpacks etc over the years this is nuts. taking the p1ss completely.

Does ANYONE have the actual legal wording from Ryanair as to why this was changed ?

You should allow ppl some "gimme" room, but hammering ppl for a couple of cms shouldn't be an issue if a bag is already aircraft spec ?

on their website:

https://help.ryanair.com/hc/en-ie/categories/12489112419089-Bag-Rules

• Priority & 2 Cabin Bags: This allows you to carry a small personal bag (40x20x25cm), which must fit under the seat in front of you and a 10kg bag (55x40x20cm) onboard, to be stored in the overhead locker. It also allows you to board the plane first using the Priority Boarding queue at the gate.

we booked 6 flights with two other carriers for this yr, i wasnt giving ryanair the money, matter of principle. didnt cost us too much extra at all, we were under as it happened, as ryanair fares between three different countries im going to have rocketed up sky high. so no thanks.

Saw a lot of people getting caught both in Dublin Airport and back from Spanish Airport last weekend. None of them were taking the p and I felt the staff were being very harsh. Have the sizing cages changed; so where you used to drop your 10kg bag in from the top, you now have to slide it in? They aren't allowing for even a handle sticking out at the top.

A lot of people hard done by and I don't think it's consistent. I've had the same cabin bag for 20 years of Aer Lingus and Ryan Air travel, with no problems, but I don't think it'll fit in! Next trip to airport I'll secretly test it; didn't want to do it in the queue at the weekend!

Flying next weekend, so curious about this.
I have paid for a 10kg carry on. This is a hard shell and will fit in the sizer.
I will also bring a small backpack to go under the seat - just things I want for the flight. Headphone, kindle, etc
I am presuming no issues.

Is the problem that people are taking the piss with their "1 small bag. Must fit under the seat on the plane (40cm x 20cm x 25cm)".

Or, they are not putting it under the seat but putting it in the overhead - meaning people who have paid for a 10kg carry on have no space left in the overhead bins?