Overview

• Employees at Swissport and DHL Supply Chain earn £1.20 per oversized easyJet cabin bag they seize at gates across UK airports.
• Passengers whose cabin bags exceed size limits incur a £48 fee to have their luggage placed in the aircraft hold.
• Travel experts and consumer groups are advising travellers to photograph bags in sizing cages and contest unexpected charges.
• The European Parliament has approved a proposal for a uniform carry-on allowance of one 100cm cabin bag plus one personal item free, pending member-state ratification.
• Frontline staff warn that cash incentives heighten gate confrontations and risk of abuse, as similar schemes may spread across the budget airline sector.