The same would apply for easyJet, too
Travellers flying with Ryanair and easyJet could soon be allowed to bring two cabin bags aboard their flights without paying extra fees. Currently the airlines allow passengers on basic fares to bring one small personal item onboard, with any additional luggage incurring additional charges.
Ryanair has this year been forced to expand the dimensions of personal bags it permits due to updated EU regulations. Thanks to new rules, passengers flying with the budget carrier will be permitted to carry hand luggage measuring up to 40 x 30 x 20cm – a 20% expansion from the previous 40 x 20 x 25cm size limits.
easyJet’s personal bag dimensions already met the required standards, so there has been no change as yet. However, additional EU rule changes could mean passengers are able to bring both a cabin bag measuring up to 100cm and a personal bag without having to pay extra.
The proposed legislation requires backing from a minimum of 55% of EU member nations. Should it receive approval, the regulation would apply to all flights operating within the EU, plus routes travelling to and from the EU.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are also pushing for children under 12 to be seated alongside an accompanying adult without extra cost. Currently, airlines face no legal requirement to seat children with their parents, though the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) advises they should do so.
The CAA states: “Young children and infants who are accompanied by adults should ideally be seated in the same seat row as the adult. Where this is not possible, children should be separated by no more than one seat row from accompanying adults.
“This is because the speed of an emergency evacuation may be affected by adults trying to reach their children.”