Hi,
I have read RyanAir's website and I'm confused about the baggage and fees. I know they charge fees for each checked bag, but I can't seem to find if they also allow carry-ons and what/if there are fees for that too?
I'm planning on traveling just with a RS Convertible Carry-On. Anyone here know?
ETA: I realize they pretty much charge fees for everything, which makes me think I'll have to pay some sort of fee.
Thanks!
:)
Gretchen,
The RS Convertible Carry On will likely be too large and heavy to be considered for the cabin baggage. That means you'll have to check it.
I've found that RyanAir especially seems to treat Backpacks of any kind as "non standard luggage", which means they're more likely to weigh it and perhaps measure it.
In the same circumstances, it would be a good idea to be prepared for either eventuality. You may be lucky and the RS Pack may be allowed as carry on (not likely). You might also want to have a small Daypack to use as carry on, for valuables and items that wouldn't be "safe" as checked luggage. The RS Civita bag works well, as long as you don't intend to carry really heavy items in it.
Happy travels!
Supposedly you'll have to pay if your carryon weighs over 10 Kg, and they just allow one carryon. We flew Ryanair twice last August. From Belfast to Glasgow the counteragent didn't weigh our checked bags at all and we weren't charged a thing. Five days later, same exact bags, Edinburgh to Dublin, the counter agent in Edinburgh weighed the bags and we were hit with an over-the-weight-limit charge of over $130! And no, we didn't buy that much in Scotland. Could it be that the Scots are stricter than the Irish?
It's here, under cabin baggage allowance. No fee, yet.
While I did travel Ryan-Air last fall, their rules do change frequently, so please take my info with a grain of salt.
You are allowed a carry-on, but keep in mind that this is defined as one personal item. So if you carry a day bag or purse and your "carry-on" this is two items, not allowed, unless you put it all into one bag.
That one item you carry on must be normal carry-on size and 10 Kilos or less (22 lb) This is a little light for a typical carry-on, so consider checking a bag.
If you check a bag, it costs 15 Euro for a 15 Kilo bag (33 lbs), if you do it ahead of time on-line, this jumps to 35 Euro if you do it at the airport.
A second bag option is available, but expensive, try to fit it into one bag and one carry on.
Based on the above, when I use Ryanair I plan on checking one bag and carrying on my day bag.
They do check both carry on and checked weight, and overweight bags cost dearly, so best not to try to carry on everything like on a US airline.
To add an example, we flew Ryan-Air from our "home-Base" in Germany to Croatia for a 10 day leg. We were able to leave much in Germany, packing very light, so we were able to keep within the 10 Kilo limit in one bag. However, we did anticipate picking up some things, and potentially some liquids (wine) which would not be allowed in carry-on. So to be safe, we took the one checked bag option for the way back, figuring if we did not use it (10 Euro at the time) we weren't out much, if we did, we saved big, having to pay 40 Euro at the time to check at the airport, or incurring overweight charges.
I did notice that both airports we went through, Ryanair had scales available for free or a coin op one was available, so you can adjust or jettisen at the airport.
