The 20p trick to avoid paying for Ryanair hand luggage

A WOMAN has revealed a very clever trick to avoiding paying for hand luggage when flying with Ryanair.

The budget airline is one of the strictest when it comes to taking baggage onboard.

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Passengers who pay for the most basic ticket can only take a small personal bag into the cabin free of charge, measuring a maximum of 23cm x 20cm x 40cm.

Spanish TikToker Paula Brux, who goes by the name bruxpaula, revealed in a video how to get around the Ryanair luggage rules.

She wrote: “POV: You pay 20 cents (£18p) for two Duty Free bags at the airport and you save €30 (£26) on Ryanair.

“We were nervous, but it worked 10/10.”

This is because the Duty Free bags don’t count as luggage, as it allows passengers to buy things at the airport such as booze and cigarettes.

The video has been watched more than 2.7million times with thousands liking the clever trick.

One person said: “This is next level.”

Another person praised it as “genius” although some were worried that the low-cost airline would catch on.

Someone else wrote: “Don’t let Ryanair see this.”

Yet Ryanair commented on the article, with the eyes emoji suggesting they were watching.

Another woman revealed the clever bag that fits enough for a long weekend abroad but also fits the Ryanair rules.

The bag in the video is the Narwey duffel bag, which some travellers have described as a “life-saver”.

Other passengers use travel pillows or pillow cases to get around the strict luggage rules by stuffing them with their clothes.

But one fuming Ryanair passenger was caught carrying all of his clothes onto a flight after his suitcase was too big for the cabin.

While the luggage hacks depend on how strict crew want to be, one flight attendant said they usually don’t care as they “sympathise” with travellers.

They told Sun Online Travel: “It’s a money-making scheme too and the fact that every single passenger has the option to bring more luggage onto the aircraft shows that there’s probably enough room.

“If every single passenger starts doing it, we’ll likely have problems, because even with smaller bags, the weight would add up.

“But we’re not at that stage yet and at the moment, it’s really not as much of a big deal.

“Personally, I’ve been inspired – I’m all about saving money wherever I can.”

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