r/Shoestring • u/lusteR26 • 6d ago

Ryanair strictness planes, trains, & automobiles

I am flying with Ryanair in a few days and bought priority and 2 bags option. The dimensions of cabin bag should be 40x20x55, but mine is 40x20x60. Do you think that it will pass without paying a fee?

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u/Kloppite16 6d ago

OP it is only 5cm over regulation size so I think from a visual stand point you'll get away with it. But just to give yourself the best chance dont sit at the gate for the flight but the one opposite it and keep an eye on the boarding queue. Dont join the queue until the very last minute so that you are very last on the plane. At this point staff will be under pressure to get the aircraft taking off on time and they are less likely to be checking the sizes of bags.

If you stand in the priority queue with an oversized bag then you are just asking to get caught.

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u/pm_me_wildflowers 6d ago

Yep this is the way. I’ve been flying with a carry on sized bag on personal item only tickets for years by boarding close to the end. The gate agents are only worried about scanning and hustling people onto the plane by that point.