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The Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Warning to passengers as Ryanair plans BIGGER bonuses for staff spotting oversized bags
RYANAIR'S CEO is considering increasing bonuses paid to staff for spotting oversized luggage. The budget airline currently pays staff approximately €1.50 (£1.30) for stopping passengers with oversized bags from boarding the aircraft. 3 Currently, staff bonuses for doing this are capped at €80 (£70) a month. Passengers who are unlucky enough to get caught out by the airline's staff are charged a fee of up to €75 (£65) for bringing luggage that is larger than they paid for while booking their journey. Ryanair currently allows passengers to bring a small under-seat carry-on bag, measuring a maximum of 40x20x25cm for free. If a passenger wants to bring larger luggage or more bags with them, then they will need to pay an additional fee. Cabin bags can be no more than 10kg and must measure 55x40x20cm and incur a fee, as do larger bags up to 20kg placed in the hold. Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said today that summer fares are expected to be the same as 2023, but added that he expects a boost in profitability for the airline by "controlling costs". Members of the European Parliament are currently pushing for airlines to allow passengers to bring on board a free personal item and a small cabin bag. However, Mr O'Leary predicted the proposals would not come into law due to a lack of space on planes. He told Morning Ireland: "We're flying largely full flights, about half the passengers can bring two bags and the other half can only bring one – because that's all that fits in the plane. "We're already struggling with that amount of baggage. "That's one of the reasons we are so aggressive about eliminating the scourge of passengers with excess baggage." I've major hack to find cheapest flights on Ryanair website - it's a game-changer and perfect for budget travellers The airline's CEO added that more than 99.9 per cent of passengers comply with baggage rules, with 'sizers' located at the airport. He shared: "We are happy to incentivise our [staff] with a share of those excess baggage fees, which we think will decline over the coming year or two. "It is about €1.50 (£1.30) per bag – and we're thinking of increasing it, so we eliminate it." Earlier this month, a leaked email revealed how airport staff earn bonuses for catching out passengers travelling with oversized luggage. The email described how Swissport ground handling staff could receive £1.20 per bag they seize from passengers with large bags at airport gates. The email was sent to Swissport employees at seven UK airports and described this as "the easyJet gate bag revenue incentive". 3 The email added that it was intended to "reward agents doing the right thing". Essentially, when an easyJet passenger's bag is identified as oversized and they are charged £48 at the gate for this, £1.20 of that is paid to the ground handler. At the time, a spokesman for Swissport told The Sun: "We serve our airline customers and apply their policies under terms and conditions for managing their operation. "We're highly professional and our focus is on delivering safe and efficient operations, which we do day in and day out for four million flights per year." And a spokesperson for easyJet told The Sun: "EasyJet is focused on ensuring our ground handling partners apply our policies correctly and consistently in fairness to all our customers. "Our bag policies and options are well understood and we remind customers of this when booking, before they travel and on their boarding pass which means a very small proportion of customers who don't comply will be charged at the airport." Ryanair hand luggage size change FOLLOWING Ryanair's announcement of changing its hand luggage rules, here are the most up-to-date guidelines. Ryanair recently announced that they would be changing the size of their hand luggage allowance from 40x20x25cm to 40x30x20cm - an increase of 5cm. The change in size means that Ryanair's free hand luggage size has increased from an overall capacity of 20 litres to 24 litres. All airports will now need to change the size of the baggage sizers for the airline, to be able to check bags against the new measurements. The size change comes after new EU rules have been set out, which will ban airlines from charging for small carry on bags. A Ryanair spokesperson said: "Following the new EU minimum bag size of 40x30x15cm, Ryanair will increase its max 'personal bag' dimensions to 40x30x20cm, so that Ryanair's 'personal bag' allowance is bigger than the EU standard. "This change will be implemented over the coming weeks, as our airport bag sizers are adjusted." Ryanair is also calling on all UK passengers to take action after 7,000 delayed in one day alone this week. Plus, Brit tourists have been left stranded after a Ryanair flight to a holiday hotspot island 'accidentally leaves every suitcase back in UK'. 3
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Music legend leaves Ryanair passengers STUNNED as they spot him on £47 flight to Bristol despite being worth a whopping £110M: 'He didn't even pay for fast track!'
Ryanair passengers were left stunned when they spotted a legend on their £47 flight from Venice's Marco Polo Airport to Bristol on Friday. Sir Bob Geldof, 73, cut a low key figure in dark shades and peaked cap while reportedly queuing for an hour to board the budget airline alongside his Boomtown Rats bandmates. The Live Aid founder, who is believed to be worth a whopping £110M, is said to have told one fellow passenger: 'I don't spend millions on luxury travel.' Bob sported a bushy beard and long hair while dressing casually for the two hour flight in a bleached denim shirt and blue jeans. Fellow traveler Jay Curtis told BristolLive that Bob had explained he and his band were heading home after a string of shows in Italy. 'There was quite a long queue at the Ryanair check-in, and Bob Geldof was there with the Boomtown Rats, had a selfie with him in the line but saw him twice again'. The 73-year-old cut a low key figure in dark shades and peaked cap while reportedly queuing for an hour to board the budget airline alongside his Boomtown Rats bandmates 'He didn't even pay to fast-track security or anything, he didn't moan or anything - he was just with everybody else'. Before adding: 'I was just surprised; the guy's worth £111M and he's queuing with everyone else'. Earlier his month the Live Aid 40th Anniversary Gala took place this weekend -with the likes of Sir Bob, Midge Ure and Sir Brian May in attendance. The original benefit, which lasted for 16 epic hours on July 13 1985, was organised by Bob and Midge to raise relief funds for Ethiopia as the East African country battled a devastating famine that would claim hundreds of thousands of lives in just two years. Almost 40 years after 72,000 fans converged on London's Wembley Stadium for an epic string of performances from some of the biggest stars of the 1980s, the duo were seen at the Just For One Day: The Live Aid Musical on Sunday. Midge and Bob both looked smart as they turned up in shirts and blazers at The Shaftesbury Theatre. The 71-year-old Scottish singer seemed in good spirits as he stood on stage during the curtain call. Meanwhile, Irish icon Bob put on a performance for the crowd, wearing a black T-shirt and suede jacket. Passenger Jay Curtis (R) said how Bob had explained he and his band were heading home after a string of shows in Italy Queen legend Brian May, 77, was seen hugging Bob, 73, as the pair appeared to get emotional. Brian looked suave in a purple palm printed blazer as they embraced on the stage. In May, Bob and Midge were back on familiar ground as they reunited to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Live Aid. Echoing that hot summer's day in 1985, when stars such as David Bowie and Queen mesmerised fans across the world, the sun beat down as Bob and Midge took a trip down memory lane. Just seven-months after the 1984 release of Band Aid charity single Do They Know It's Christmas?, Geldof and Ure brought together some of the biggest musical artists of the 1980s for two huge concerts at Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy Stadium. David Bowie, Sir Paul McCartney, Status Quo, Sir Elton John and Queen led a lengthy roster of performers in London, while Black Sabbath, Joan Baez, Run D.M.C and The Beach Boys joined a host of stars in Philadelphia. Watched by an estimated 1.9billion people across the world, the two concerts raised an astonishing £150 million in total for famine relief. BBC Two and BBC iPlayer announced plans to broadcast Live Aid at 40, revealing the behind-the-scenes story of the 1985 concert that brought the idea of charity to a new generation. During an appearance at the ground, Bob quipped to The Sun: 'It doesn't look that sort of different. I expect it to be mega and new and it just looks as crappy as before. I'm blue in the face listening to f***ing Freddie Mercury.' Reflecting on the musical, Midge added: 'I went in as a jaded rock star expecting cheese. But during the show this jaded rock star had a lump in his throat. 'One song jumped out in particular for me and I was never a big Bob Dylan fan. Blowing In The Wind, the interpretation that they've done on that was phenomenal.' Archive of the performances and back stage of the record and the concert feature Paula Yates, Boy George, Status Quo and George Michael whilst interviews with Nile Rodgers, Lenny Henry, Phil Collins, Lionel Richie, Patti LaBelle, Roger Taylor and Brian May are set against the memories of the Ethiopian politicians at the heart of the relief effort, Dawit Giorgis and Berhane Deressa.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Ryanair Profit More Than Doubles; Sees Strong Summer Travel Flow
Ryanair Holdings Plc net income in the first quarter more than doubled, and the budget airline said it will recover most of the fare drop suffered last year to achieve 'reasonable' profit growth in fiscal 2026. The Irish airline reported profit after tax of €820 million ($953 million) in the three months, up from €360 million the previous year and beating Bloomberg analysts' estimates of €687.6 million. While the airline aims to claw back almost all of the 7% fare decline of 2024, the fare increases in the second quarter will be lower than in the first, Ryanair cautioned.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
easyJet Earnings, Revenue Rise on Higher Passenger Numbers
Third quarter revenue rose 11%, and passenger revenue grew 9.7%, leading to the U.K. budget airline posting pretax profit in line with expectations. Sign in to access your portfolio
Washington Post
5 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
Norse Atlantic can get you to Europe for cheap. Here's what it's like.
On my hunt for flights to Europe this summer, one airline stood above — or should I say below — the rest. Norse Atlantic Airways, a transatlantic budget airline based in Norway, kept emerging from my Google Flights searches as the most affordable way to get across the pond. Fares were dirt cheap, like a one-way ticket from New York to Berlin for $150.
