Blow for travellers as major airline slashes luggage allowance

Travel
2 Jul 2025 • 8:47 PM MYT
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  • Ryanair will reduce its free cabin baggage allowance from 20 litres to 18 litres, effective from the end of October 2025.
  • This reduction is in response to efforts by the European Commission to standardise cabin baggage rules across European airlines.
  • While Airlines for Europe claims its members will adopt new standard dimensions, most major carriers like British Airways, Jet2, and easyJet will retain their current, larger allowances.
  • Ryanair is expected to be the only major airline making this specific change, which will require recalibrating airport sizing gauges and may necessitate new bags for some passengers.
  • It comes after a recent vote by MEPs to mandate that airlines allow two pieces of cabin baggage, a move strongly opposed by Ryanair and other low-cost carriers.

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