Airport News Archive September 2009

10th September 2009

Ryanair announce more baggage increases

The cost of checking in a bag on Ryanair flights is being hiked from October 1. Checking in a bag at the airport will cost £30, up from £20. Doing so online in advance will cost £15, up from £10.   It will cost passengers £70 to check a second bag in at the airport or £35 pre booked on the internet. Each bag will have a separate 15KG allowance to allow passengers to travel with up to 30KG of checked in baggage – double the current allowance of 15KG.   The increases are “part of the airline's programme to encourage passengers to travel with carry on luggage only”.    The airline said: “All passengers can avoid these optional checked in baggage fees by travelling with carry on baggage only.”   A spokesman for Ryanair stated that the company continued to reduce air fares ,potentially saving customers in excess of £500 in 2009 alone.  Passengers are being educated to travel with carry on bags only  to reduce the cost of some of these fare reductions and the company are increasing baggage allowances and fees with effect from 1st October. These baggage fees are all avoidable by all passengers who choose to travel with carry on luggage only.