Ryanair set to increase check in baggage this summer

CHECKED-IN BAG FEES TO INCREASE TO €20 PER BAG FOR JULY & AUGUST

Ryanair announced on Tuesday that it will incentivise all of its passengers to travel light during the peak summer months by increasing checked-in baggage fees for July and August to €20 per bag, for all bookings made after midnight (24:00hrs) Wed 7th April.

Checked-in bag fees remain at €15 for passengers travelling outside of the two peak summer months of July and August. Passengers checking in bags in June or September, for example will pay €15 for a checked in bag. Ryanair urged all of its passengers to avoid checked-in baggage fees by travelling with carry-on bags only using Ryanair’s FREE 10KG carry-on baggage allowance.

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More Snow in France..........

Several inches of snow was dumped in the Languedoc in southern France overnight.

No mention of delays or cancellations with either Ryanair or easyJet.

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Ryanair boss predicts flat prices in 2010

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says that average flight fares in Europe will be flat in 2010 but Irish fares are expected to rise by 10%.

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Ryanair at Nimes airport - How does new system work?

I have just returned from a quick trip to France and thought I'd share with you how Ryanair's new "No more check in desks" system actually works.

In brief, very well it seems. I checked in online about a week before I flew for both my outbound and return journeys and printed off my boarding cards at work.

When I arrived at Nimes airport there was a queue of people waiting to go through security into the departure lounge so I hopped on the end of the queue and that was that.

They were pretty tight on checking the hand luggage for size but I didn't see anybody's bag being weighed.

Basically the system is the same as it always was except for the removal of one of the queues. As far as I can see it's a good move that works well.

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French air traffic controllers strike today

French air traffic controllers are on strike today. Disruptions are to be expected but so far no Ryanair or easyJet flights have been cancelled as a result.

Ryanair and easyJet top leaderboard for new plane deliveries.............

In figures released recently, Ryanair and easyJet topped the poll for largest number of aircraft delivered in 2009.

This equated to 54 B737-800 deliveries – or an average of 4.5 per month. easyJet was next, with 37 A320 family aircraft.

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Ryanair raises money for charity

Low cost airline Ryanair confirmed yesterday that it had just 500 copies of its cabin crew charity calendar left to sell, with 10,500 copies sold so far world wide.

when the final 500 copies are sold Ryanair will have raised €110,000 that will go directly to childrens charity KIDS

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Ryanair changes things

Tickets booked from May 20th 2009 will only be able to be checked in online which comes with a cost of £5