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Ryanair new baggage policy
No doubt many people will have seen Ryanair's latest attempt at bleeding more money from their customers with their new luggage policy.
However, in reality this is all smoke and mirrors. All that is changing is that the cabin sized bag will be taken from the passenger and placed in the hold. Ryanair's claim that passengers will have to pay for priority boarding to travel with two bags is misleading. Anyone who has travelled with Ryanair over the past year or so will already have experienced this happening with ground crew tagging approximately 40 bags which were then taken from the passenger as they boarded the flight.
What has prompted all of this? Well Ryanair's attempts at charging exorbitant fees for hold luggage failed miserably with many travellers purchasing cabin bags having realised that it was unnecessary to lug large suitcases full of clothes on holiday, most of which weren't even worn. We find that we can kit a child out in Primark in the Boulevard cheaper than paying for a suitcase with Ryanair.
The problem for Ryanair is that passengers are carrying more cabin bags than there are overhead lockers hence their latest attempt at squeezing more money from their customers. But don't be taken in by this. Passengers are still allowed two bags, the cabin size and an additional handbag/laptop/ dutyfree bag. The only difference is that the cabin size bag will be put into the hold as you are boarding the aircraft. So, it is important that anything you need on the flight and upon arrival needs to be put into the smaller carry on bag. This includes PASSPORTS, as these are examined before you will get your case back, medication, reading glasses etc. So play them at their own game and don't be mugged again by Ryanair.
