Ryanair delays new cabin bag policy

jpeg · by **jpeg** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:19 pm

Taken from Travelmole website
Published on Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Ryanair delays new cabin bag policy

Ryanair is to delay its new cabin bag policy until mid-January to give customers more time to get used to the move, it said today.

Under the new rules, announced in September, only customers who pay £5 to £6 extra for priority boarding will be allowed to take two carry-on bags on to the plane.

All other customers will only be allowed to take one smaller carry-on bag onboard, and a second, bigger bag can be placed in the hold free of charge at the boarding gate.

The change was due to be introduced on November 1 but it has now been delayed to January 15 so that it doesn't affect customers travelling over Christmas.

As part of the new policy, Ryanair has already reduced its fee for checking in bags from £35 to £25 and increased its baggage allowance from 15kg to 20kg.

Spokesman Kenny Jacobs said: "We will delay the introduction of our new cabin bag rules until 15t January 2018, to allow our customers more time to familiarise themselves with the policy changes.

"We have already introduced the first phase of the new bag policy which offers our customers lower bag fees for a 33% increase in their check-in bag allowance. This will lead to fewer customers with two carry-on bags at the boarding gates, which is causing flight delays.

"The new cabin bag policy will be implemented for all travel after 15 January 2018, and we hope our customers will enjoy the savings of our new simplified bag policy."

Babu · by **Babu** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:49 pm

I have just realised that Ryanair have sneaked in an additional charge for Speedy Boarding under this simplified bag policy . . . .
Just looked at booking a trip out at end of January and where extra legroom and upfront seats used to include speedy boarding in the price, now there's an extra £5 on top for speedy boarding and the price for upfront and extra legroom are still the same price . . . so another £20 on top for both of us . . . sneaky!

GLASSMAN · by **GLASSMAN** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:43 pm

why is it extra ? if its the price your prepared to pay....................

Babu · by **Babu** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:19 pm

Its extra because it was included free previously . . .

MikeB · by **MikeB** » Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:56 am

To save all the hassle just book "Flexi-Plus it's not too bad for a Ryanair product.

dottyp53 · by **dottyp53** » Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:27 am

I love the Flexi Plus description...all of the following...described as "Free"...!!!

Flexi Plus is Ryanair’s Premium flying fare.

Your Flexi Plus fare includes all of these great services:

Free airport check in,
Free one 20kg checked bag,
Free premium seat (subject to availability),
Free priority boarding,
Free airport fast track security service (at participating airports),
Free flight details SMS service*; and
Flexibility on ticket changes, for more info click here.
The Flexi Plus bundle can be added for €120/£120 per passenger/per flight via Manage Booking up to 2 hours before the scheduled flight departure time (not available where Spanish Resident discounts are already applied).

Ryanair delays new cabin bag policy