Ryanair announced today, November 1, that it was reducing the baggage limit for passengers on its budget flights from 20kg to 15kg per person
The Irish budget airline Ryanair has reduced its baggage limit from 20kg to 15kg, only eight months after increasing it. The checked baggage limit rose to 20kg in March at the same time as charges were first introduced, but from November 1st passengers will only be able to check baggage weighing up to 15kg. The cost will be £7 (US$13) per bag, or £3.50 (US$6.50) per bag if paid in advance.
From November 1st, if your checked baggage weighs more than 15kg then a charge of £5.50 (US$10.50) will be applied per kilogram, up to a maximum of 32kg per bag. Ryanair has changed its checked baggage charge several times so far this year. When introduced in March 2006 the charge was £5 (US$9.55), then in September it was raised to £7 (US$13.40). Ryanair has also been criticised because individual baggage limits can no longer be shared between people travelling together.
Ryanair is not the only carrier to have introduced fees for passengers' checked baggage. On September 1, easyJet introduced a charge of £10 (US$19.10) to check in more than one piece of luggage to the hold, or £5 (US$9.55) if paid in advance. Passengers traveling from the USA, Canada and other countries, and then making onward European flight bookings with Ryanair, easyJet and other budget airlines, are advised to check these additional charges before booking, as they do keep changing.
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