Ryanair changes luggage allowance ‘to reduce delays’
Ryanair is scrapping the baggage policy for non-priority customers it introduced at the beginning of the year, saying the move will cut delays on tight turnarounds.
The policy, introduced in January, allows non-Priority Boarding customers to carry one small and one larger bag on to the aircraft at no charge. The bigger bag is tagged at the gate and put in the hold for free.
However, Ryanair says the tagging of up to 120 free bags at the gate is causing delays to turnarounds.
Under the changes, non-Priority Boarding customers who wish to bring a second, larger (10kg) wheelie bag, must pay a ’10kg check-in bag’ charge, which costs £8 at the time of the flight booking, £10 if added online afterwards, £20 at the airport bag drop desk or £25 at the boarding gate.
The 10kg wheelie bag must be deposited at the airport bag drop desk before going through security.
Non-priority passengers will still be able to take a small carry-on bag onboard free of charge. The size of the small bag has been increased, to 40 x 20 x 25cm. The bag must be able to fit under the seat in front of the passenger.
Priority customers can continue to bring two one small and one wheelie bag on board.
The new bag policy applies to all travel on or after November 1 and will be added to bookings from September 1.
Non-priority customers who booked flights before September 1 for travel after November 1 can choose to add Priority Boarding, pay the 10kg check-in bag charge or cancel their booking.
It currently works out cheaper to pay £8 for Priority Boarding than to pay the 10kg bag charge at a later date (after the initial flight booking). However, Priority Boarding is limited and capped at 95 customers per flight, out of a total of 189.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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