I am trying to book tickets on either Easyjet or Vueling airlines for travel between Lisbon and Madrid this May. My husband and I both carry Rick Steves carry-on size bags but what I don't understand from Easyjets website is if those bags would be considered hold bags (charge) or carry-on. Both airline prices are about the same so does anyone prefer one airline over the other?
Posted by
Amarillo
47 posts
I have flown Easyjet and the Rick Steves bag counts as a carry-on :) No more than 13 kg, I believe, on the weight.
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USA
6898 posts
Either airline is just fine. I believe that Vueling is a Spanish airline but both are well-known inexpensive airlines. Both have very clear baggage instructions on their websites.
Here's the info on the EasyJet site. "Each passenger is permitted one standard piece of hand baggage to maximum dimensions of 55x40x20cm, and
Up to 8 pieces of checked-in hold baggage (each bag charged at £3.99 online or £8 at the airport) to a maximum combined weight of 20kg. A fee per kilo for excess weight is charged at the airport prior to departure"
Measure your RS bags carefully. The biggest problem is the height (20cm). That's 7.9" and most roller bags are higher. Also watch out for exceeding the 20kg weight limit for checked (hold) luggage. The excess fee can run 8Euro-10Euro per kilo.
Reportedly, they do measure at the airport. It's a good moneymaker to declare your carryon too large and forcing you to check it at the 8euro/kG excess fee rate.
Posted by
Halifax, N.S.
211 posts
You'll be fine.
I just flew Easy Jet last month my Rick Steves backpack and was fine, Easy Jet has new rules for carry on, which state that there is no weight limit, provided you can lift your luggage into the overhead compartment without any help, it just has to fit size requirements.
Posted by
Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
324 posts
Personally, I prefer Vueling -- while I'm not usually a fan of Airbus, Vueling seems to have an extremely new fleet. Both companies really pack their clients in (I'm 6'4", so I do notice the lack of leg room), but with Vueling the discomfort is somewhat palliated by the (irrational?) sense of security derived from flying in a new plane.