Ryanair - has anyone done this...?

[rafiki]

Our Ryanair flight out this week was booked online a couple of months ago. At the time we anticipated just carrying hand luggage so indicated 'no' to checked baggage and 'yes' to priority boarding (Check 'n Go).

It now transpires we need to take checked baggage this time. The website flight change options don't cater for this type of alteration. Do we just, without checking in online, turn up at the desk, check-in and pay the (exorbitant) baggage fees or will we get problems because we aren't doing exactly as we said we would at the time of booking?

[concorde]

Hi rafiki,
as you can't check-in baggage with priority boarding/check and go, it looks like you may have to forfeit your fee for that and pay for baggage, a double whammy!
I'm sure they are used to this happening and will only be too glad to take the money!

[rafiki]

But I guess if I don't actually check in online then I can check in normally at the desk and just pay the baggage fee, albeit at the £10 rate rather than the £5 online rate?

[concorde]

I'm afraid it looks like it.

Soon it will be cheaper to fly yourself out as baggage, and pay for your luggage to have a seat! Although to look at some of the 'hand luggage' some people manage to get through, they probably have small people in there anyway.

[rafiki]

How do those people get through with cabin trunks as hand luggage

[wendyakemp]

I had a lovely case but when checking it in their special 'does it fit ?' cage the wheels didnt fit. I go to the airport regularly so took it to see if I could get away with it. I returned home very disappointed and packed a much smaller, less trendy case amid sounds of' I told you it was too big'!!
Once at the boarding gate a lady with a child arrived, both dragging MY case (but in a lairy gold colour, not my beautiful lilac one). I was hopping up and down and much to my hubands disgust I approached her and asked her if she travelled with said cases often.
It turns out that she lives in Spain and travels every other week with these giant cases, never once being challenged!!!
Still havent plucked up courage to have a go, though.

[annie_d]

Ohhhhh i can't believe this thread..La baggage! It is my pet hate. People with HUGE amounts of hand luggage, far bigger than my luggage for the hold. I also hate myself for being too cowardly to risk it and take my beautiful hand luggage in case, as was stated, the wheels won't fit.

[concorde]

I have never seen anyone try and fit their hand luggage in the size holder thingy.
I have seen students carrying giant canvas backpacks which have knocked people over when they've turned around, and probably have another student inside it.
I have never seen anyone challenged as to the size of their hand luggage, yet was ordered to put a small handbag inside my hand luggage as only 1 piece is allowed through control, and then of course to take it out again once through.
A friend told me they were able to take anysize/weight of handluggage as long as they could lift it into the overhead lockers!

[annie_d]

Yes, but why is it everyone else and not meeeee?

[wendyakemp]

I had my hand luggage weighed by airport security recently, it was quite a small bag and well under the 10kg max weight (it was at stansted in April),must have a quilty face!

[Dealer]

Try their complaints department..

[pilgrim]

Hi brian, luggage is now 10.00 pounds for 15kg when you book on line.......... Thats why Pete now comes with hand luggage only ...........so now I get no dirty washing

[curatokid]

I find now that Monarch are competative without all the hassle, you get a seat alacated and no charge for cases, worth a try.

[rafiki]

Thats why Pete now comes with hand luggage only ...........so now I get no dirty washing

Poor old b u g g e r
Now he has to do his own washing too

[wendyakemp]

we even considered wearing 3 sets of clothes lol (not really)

[annie_d]

......worth considering though!