Ryanair is increasing its underseat bag allowance by 20% from today, at its 235 airports across Europe.
From today, Thurs 4 Sept, all Ryanair passengers can now bring a
bigger, free personal bag (40 x 30 x 20cm), which is 33% bigger than the EU standard free carry-on bag (40 x 30 x 15 cm).
Ryanair allows each passenger to bring one free carry-on bag on board, but these bags must be capable of fitting under each passenger’s seat. Should passengers wish to bring an extra carry-on bag, they can do so by purchasing Ryanair’s Priority Boarding service.
The budget airline previously allowed people a small "personal bag" that must fit under the seat in front for free, but it used to have to be 40x25x20cm or smaller.
This follows proposed EU rule changes, with new laws giving passengers more free baggage.
But, it will still mean Ryanair offers a smaller 'free bag' that main rival easyJet, which currently allows 45x36x20cm (32 litres).
Other budget competitor WizzAir already allows 40x30x20cm.
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Ryanair’s CMO, Dara Brady says: “From today (Thurs, 4 Sept) Ryanair’s new, bigger free carry-on bag is now 33% larger than the EU standard.
"Our bag sizers at all airports have now been “resized” to accommodate this bigger, free carry-on bag. All passengers wishing to bring a second carry bag can do so by availing of our Priority Boarding service, and passengers can also purchase check-in bags, should they so wish, during their booking process.
"We hope our customers will enjoy these bigger, free carry-on bag sizes, but any passenger who fails to comply with these new generous limits, will be required to pay the checked in bag fee at the boarding gate.”
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