Ryanair says rising number of bags at gate may prompt review of rules
Ryanair CE Michael O’Leary said the airline may have to review its new luggage policy if large numbers of passengers continue to hand over their bags at the gate. Ryanair has introduced a stricter cabin bag policy, which means customers have to pay GBP5 for priority boarding to avoid having their main cabin bag checked in to the hold at the departure gate. This has improved boarding and punctuality, the airline said, but O’Leary added that “it is creating a handling issue, especially at peak periods” such as bank holiday weekends and during the summer. “There are many flights where we’re now having to put 100 or 120 gate bags free of charge into the hold,” . “If that continues to build, it’s something we may have to look at again.” <br/>
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Ryanair says rising number of bags at gate may prompt review of rules
Ryanair CE Michael O’Leary said the airline may have to review its new luggage policy if large numbers of passengers continue to hand over their bags at the gate. Ryanair has introduced a stricter cabin bag policy, which means customers have to pay GBP5 for priority boarding to avoid having their main cabin bag checked in to the hold at the departure gate. This has improved boarding and punctuality, the airline said, but O’Leary added that “it is creating a handling issue, especially at peak periods” such as bank holiday weekends and during the summer. “There are many flights where we’re now having to put 100 or 120 gate bags free of charge into the hold,” . “If that continues to build, it’s something we may have to look at again.” <br/>
