IRELAND/INTERNATIONAL. Duty free purchases made airside are excluded from new Ryanair cabin baggage rules announced yesterday, The Moodie Davitt Report can confirm.
To encourage more customers to check-in some bags and reduce the volume of carry-on bags, Ryanair – Europe’s busiest carrier by passenger volume – is introducing the following bag policy changes on all flights from 1 November.
- The check-in bag allowance increases from 15kg to 20kg for all bags
- The standard check-in bag fee will be cut from €/£35 to €/£25 for this 20kg bag
- Only Priority Boarding customers (including Plus, Flexi Plus & Family Plus) will be allowed to bring two carry-on bags on the aircraft. Priority Boarding can be purchased for €/£5 at the time of booking or added to a booking for €/£6. It is available up to one hour prior to scheduled departure.
- All other (i.e. non-priority) customers will only be allowed to bring one smaller carry-on bag onboard, while their second (bigger) wheelie bag must be placed in the hold (free of charge) at the boarding gate.
The one-bag rule had raised fears that duty free purchases would be affected. However, a Ryanair spokesperson confirmed to The Moodie Davitt Report that non-priority customers can still bring duty free purchases made airside (i.e. post-security) onboard, in addition to their smaller cabin bag.
