flew with someone and we had a bag each. Mine was slightly over hers was miles under. They did make me take some stuff out of one bag and put it in the other.
Pointless
It's not about the overall wight of the plane, it's about what is deemed to be a manageable weight for the average person to be able to move at above head height. Reason for that is in the case of onboard emergency such as a behind panel fire or leak of something from a bag, so that crew could manage to move it and deal with the problem.
I worked for an airline for a couple of years after uni and excessive hand baggage weight was responsible for a surprising amount of work related injuries.
It's not about the overall wight of the plane, it's about what is deemed to be a manageable weight for the average person to be able to move at above head height.
If that's the case, it seems odd that different airlines have come to vastly different conclusions regarding it.
Some are 5kg, some 10kg
but they also cheap and much more punctual than many other airlines.
I heard that the reason they are more punctual is their route times are based on a time slower than everyone else's so that are pretty much guaranteed to be on time. Anyone know if their is any truth to this?
If that's the case, it seems odd that different airlines have come to vastly different conclusions regarding it.
Some are 5kg, some 10kg
Each airline can set their own rules re: cabin baggage weight. And at the end of the day, Ryanair have said 10kg and put it out there publicly. If someone chooses to not read the terms and conditions, they don't really have any right to complain do they? It's not like it is a surprise. If you know the limit is 10kg, why would someone knowingly exceed it and then moan they are being charged?
I wasn't arguing with the 10kg rule, just your comment that it wasn't the weight per se, rather a H&S matter
and they wont let you board first even with young kids .
You can pay for priority boarding if you think you should have special attention. I do and highly recommend it - it takes all the pain out of having to arrive early to get to the front of the queue, having to rush on to get overhead locker space and trying to get seats all together.
I try to avoid Ryanair if I can but as said earlier, sometimes they are the best choice, not just the cheapest
If that's the case, it seems odd that different airlines have come to vastly different conclusions regarding it.
Some are 5kg, some 10kg
target markets? ryanair expect crisp crunching, pie munching chubbies who would struggle to lift 5 kg above their heads. others expect lean mean cycling machine stw'ers so can conveniently raise the bar to 10 kg?
target markets? ryanair expect crisp crunching, pie munching chubbies who would struggle to lift 5 kg above their heads. others expect lean mean cycling machine stw'ers so can conveniently raise the bar to 10 kg?
Could be, on some airlines you can increase your hand luggage allowance in return for more cash, so I highly doubt the H&S claim
Back to the OP
The Spanish have a law that says the airlines must allow hand luggage on up to the allowed weight regardless of how many bags it's in, so maybe that's what the Spanish woman was getting uptight about?
