Ryanair Cabin Baggage

[secsee1]

Has anybody flown with Ryanair recently, I have just looked up cabin baggage sizes and it says "1 cabin bag up to 10kg maximum diamentions 55x40x20cms" plus 1 small bag up to 35x20x20cms but some people have told me that they take the first cabin bag but then put on a rucksack taking lots more, is this correct as I don't want to get to the airport to br told the rucksack has to go in the hold at £50

[jno]

basically what they're saying is you can take aboard a wheelie bag and a handbag. It could be a rucksack as long as it fits the dimensions and the weight limit. Their planes aren't huge and don't have a lot of baggage space; and they don't want a lot of people checking luggage in for the hold, as loading and unloading takes time, makes them late and costs them more in airport charges.

Sometimes if there's a lack of space they have to put luggage in the hold even if it's the right size and weight, but in that case they won't charge you.

[sunny-dave]

Both bags have to fit in the appropriate 'size guide' cages, if they ask you.

A rucksack might fit in the small bag cage, depending how big/full it is.

The good thing about the smaller bag is that it is not weight restricted - so I stuff all my heavy camera/electronics/books/etc in a camera bag that is exactly the right size. This makes it easy to then meet the 10kg limit on the bigger bag.

[sunny-dave]

One tip - they very rarely 'size check' the carry-ons of people in the Priority Boarding queue.

[ummmm]

I take a small suitcase and a beach type bag and like Dave I use it to put all my electrical's in it.

My bag has only ever been checked once.

[-SharonA-]

Went with Ryanair last year to Portugal and I was worried about the size of the handbag that I even went out and bought a new small handbag (as mine are all tote sized) and they did not even check it!!!!
That size handbag is quite small and I could only get passports/tickets and my kindle in.

[secsee1]

Thanks everybody for your answers, I will take my permitted bag plus I will chance a small rucksack and see what happens!

[malagabob]

Maybe the smaller bag refers to any duty free bag you may get airside They did try and stop people a while ago from having these extra bags.