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2025-07-22 09:20
Ryanair, famous for its cheap tickets and the controversial luggage policy, confirmed what the passengers suspected: the carrier's employees receive additional bonuses for detecting oversized bags and suitcases. According to The Guardian, the general director of this airline even wonders about raising this add -on.
Already in spring, Ryanair's customers complained about checking at airports, as a result of which they had to pay penalty fees for oversized luggage, and the carrier was represented by the charges, claiming that he was simply sticking to his regulations. Some dissatisfied passengers even maintained that Ryanair's employees were awarded for incorrect luggage detected, and the recent Guardian reports confirm these guesses.
1.5 euros for intercepted luggage
Ryanair CEO, Michael O'Leary, admitted on Monday that the company is pleased to encourage employees to participate in fees for oversized luggage, while expecting that they will fall within the next year or years. The bonus is 1.5 euros for a bag/suitcase, the dimensions of which exceed the allowed values, but the airline also considers the increase in this add -on. In turn, the Sunday Times shows that the monthly bonus is limited to 80 euros, as evidenced by the payment bar of the former Ryanair employee.
For hand luggage, the dimensions of which exceed the values set by the carrier (40x25x20 cm), passengers are charged with a fee of up to 75 euros.
The luggage war continues
Cheap airlines were under fire in both passengers and consumer organizations. Ryanair's clients in April complained about additional luggage fees, which ended with the initiation of proceedings by UOKiK. The carrier repelled the accusations, claiming that for years he turned a blind eye to passengers' tricks trying to fit as much as possible in a bag or suitcase, but now he says “stop”.
The practitioners of the carriers were also looked at by the European Commission, responding to clients' problems with the project of the regulation, which will grant passengers the right to bring a bag of 55x40x20 cm on board a aircraft. Airlines protest against such regulations, putting an argument about the increase in ticket prices, but the policy of specific companies may slowly change. On the one hand, this is evidenced by Ryanair's announcements of an increase in the dimensions of hand luggage, but the recent Guardian reports about employees may speak for the desire to exacerbate the luggage policy.
