From today, Ryanair‘s checked-in baggage allowance doubles to 30 kilos. Passengers will be able to check-in two bags, each weighing up to 15 kilos. However, fees for checking-in baggage and excess baggage charges will rise. To check the first piece of luggage will cost £15 online or £30 at the airport. The cost of checking in a second piece of luggage will be £35 if done online, or £70 at the airport. The cost of bringing a piece of sporting equipment will be £40 online and £50 at the airport. If your luggage happens to be over the weight limit, you’ll be charged £20 per kilo. This means that if through habit you checked in just one bag weighing 23 kilos, it would cost a staggering £175 (£15 for the bag plus 8 x £20 per kilo above 15 kilos) extra to check-in a bag that would travel free on British Airways and many other airlines.
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009Emirates Increases baggage allowances
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Useful news just in: with immediate effect, Emirates has unveiled a 10kg increase in its free checked baggage allowance across all classes, giving it one of the most generous baggage policies of any airline today.
Economy Class passengers now have a baggage allowance of 30kgs – up from 20kgs, the Business Class allowance has increased from 30kgs to 40kgs, and First Class from 40kgs to 50kgs.
These new allowances are effective for all tickets issued on or after 4th May, have been implemented across the whole of the airline’s network.
In comparison, British Airways has an economy class checked baggage allowance of 23kgs per passenger, while the economy class allowance per passenger on Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific is 20kgs.
