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| 26.02.2010 | Gartuda Indonesia has raised its Excess Baggage charges to $15... Read more
| 15.02.2010 | Virgin America has lifted its economy class first baggage fee... Read more
| 14.02.2010 | United Airlines has lifted its checked baggage fee on US flights... Read more
| 20.01.2010 | American Airlines is the latest US carrier to lift its economy class checked luggage fees... Read more
| 15.01.2010 | Viva Macau Airlines is removing its bag-check fees for economy class pax... Read more
| 13.01.2010 | Continental Airlines has responded quickly to match Delta Air Lines' decision... Read more
| 14.10.2009 | Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue have announced a $2 increase... Read more
| 07.09.2009 | Ryanair has instituted wideranging changes to its baggage policies, increasing costs... Read more
| 04.09.2009 | Hawaiian Airlines is the latest US carrier to begin charging pax for carrying checked luggage... Read more
| 15.05.2009 | United Airlines has today revides its checked baggeg policy for economy class travel wholly within the USA... Read more
| 13.05.2009 | Air New Zealand reminding passengers that from 15 Sep it's moving from a weight to piece system... Read more
| 09.05.2009 | Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has confirmed that it's looking at further reducing costs... Read more
| 08.05.2009 | Air Pacific has increased its baggage allowance from 20kg to 23kg, following a recent carry-on increase... Read more
| 04.05.2009 | Digging has commenced on a 1.8km tunnel underneath London Heathrow Airport's airfield... Read more
| 03.04.2009 | Hawaiian Airlines has increased its free baggage allowance after claiming the battle for business... Read more
| 02.04.2009 | Qantas has confirmed that it will begin enforcing new weight limits for checked baggage... Read more
RYANAIR has instituted wideranging changes to its baggage policies, increasing costs by 50% but allowing passengers to travel with two checked bags.
Effective 01 Oct it will cost £15 to check in a bag if booked in advance online (currently £10) and £30 if booked at the airport, up from £20.
Fees for carrying sports equipment also increase, to £40 if pre-booked or £50 at the airport. Passengers may travel with two checked bags if they wish, each of which has a separate 15kg allowance - doubling the total current allowance.
The second checked bag costs £35 if pre-booked, or a whopping £70 at the airport.
Ryanair said the changes reflect the fact that its average fares have fallen by 20% this year, and pointed out that all of the optional checked baggage fees can be avoided by travelling with carry-on baggage only.
The carrier said 70% of its pax already travel with a single carryon bag which is free of charge.
