'Departuregate' and the case of budget airline cabin baggage rules
9 years ago

'Departuregate' and the case of budget airline cabin baggage rules

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. You might also be irritated by the way that each airline now has its own cabin baggage rules, with little in common between them: easyJet, Flybe, Monarch and Ryanair all set different limits on the number of pieces of luggage you can carry on board, their dimensions and weight. Nothing wrong with that: if you choose not to check bags in, it takes only a few seconds to tap “easyJet cabin baggage” into a search engine and learn that you can pack everything into a single cabin bag with a maximum volume of 63 litres. Next time you plan to take sizeable cabin baggage on a budget carrier, plan ahead: have a small bag-in-a-bag that contains your valuables, any medications and other stuff you can’t afford to lose.

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Vacationer Gets Around Airline's Checked Baggage Fee
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Vacationer Gets Around Airline's Checked Baggage Fee

NPR  

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