Overview
- The passenger says she was charged £75 at the Manchester gate on Tuesday, Aug 4 for a cabin bag she says she has used more than 30 times on the same route without penalty.
- She posted photos on X showing the bag inside a 40 x 30 x 20 cm sizer and publicly asked Ryanair for a refund, but there is no public record of a refund or independent measurement.
- Ryanair told reporters the traveller booked a Regular Fare that does not include priority cabin allowance and that her cabin bag exceeded the carrier’s 55 x 40 x 20 cm limit so the standard gate fee was correctly applied.
- Social media responses were split, with some users and fellow travellers saying enforcement has become stricter and others arguing the bag clearly exceeded the permitted size.
- Coverage notes gate-baggage charges for oversized non-priority cabin bags typically range around €/£50–£70 and that the case underscores recurring passenger complaints about low-cost carriers’ ancillary fees and limited options on single-carrier routes.