AIRLINES will often make extra money by charging passengers to bring extra luggage on board the plane. Holiday costs can dramatically increase if hand luggage is deemed oversized, meaning it has exceeded the baggage restrictions set out by the airline. In recent weeks and months, several passengers have been forced to pay hefty fees after their bags were deemed too large by boarding gate staff .
Earlier this week, one passenger revealed she was made to pay £70 on her Ryanair flight because her hand luggage was "too deep" for the baggage size checker. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) , she wrote: "Anyone else been charged at the boarding gate by Ryanair for a paid for cabin bag being 'oversized'? "I was told my case (bought because it claimed to be overhead locker compliant) was too deep and they made me pay £70 at Leeds-Bradford on Thursday." Her post was accompanied by a photo showing her mint green suitcase jutting out mere centimetres when placed in the baggage size checker .
This isn't the first time a passenger has been asked to pay for their luggage because it was deemed too large for the airline's requirements. In 2023, one woman was told she would have to pay an extra $99 (£81) because her bag was too big for the cabin. In a video, which was posted on TikTok, she was able to prove airport staff wrong by easily slotting her bag into the size checkers , showing that it was clearly within the limits.
Other passengers have previously taken drastic measures to avoid ha.
