Watch moment furious passenger cheats Ryanair’s bag fees by breaking his suitcase to fit

A FRUSTRATED passenger has been filmed snapping the wheels off his suitcase to avoid having to pay extra luggage costs.

With every airline having different carry-on allowances, it’s easy to take the wrong sized bag aboard a plane.

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Because financial penalties await any passengers that exceed the limits, some go to extreme lengths to make sure their cases will fit.

Daniel was the latest passenger who resorted to drastic lengths to avoid the “rip off” charge.

When boarding a Ryanair flight from Palma Airport to the Costa del Sol, Daniel was told he would have to pay an extra €70 (£59.83) to bring his red suitcase onboard.

This was because the carry-on bag exceeded Ryanair’s hand luggage dimensions.

Daniel said: “I told Ryanair it cost me €30 (£25.64) euros 10 years ago and I wasn’t going to pay the €70 (£59.83) they were asking me for, so I decided to break it.

“It would have cost me more to check the case in than I spent on the flight.”

Helped by his friend David, the pair yanked the wheels of his suitcase in a bid to meet the hand luggage requirements laid out by the airline.

While working up a sweat, he said: “Imagine it doesn’t fit after this.”

Daniel received a round of applause when he removed the last of the four wheels, and he was even given a louder ovation when the bag met Ryanair’s bag dimensions.

The Ryanair website states: “All our fares include one small personal bag which can be brought on board, such as a handbag or laptop bag (40x20x25cm), which must fit under the seat in front of you.

“If you need additional baggage allowance, there are various options available to you.”

Larger cabin bags cannot exceed 55cm x 40cm x 20cm and they must be stored in overhead lockers.

Sun Online Travel have contacted Ryanair for comment.

This isn’t the first time a passenger has been forced to damage their luggage to make sure adheres to airline requirements.

In 2022, another group of passengers were filmed snapping the wheels off their suitcases to make sure they fit the airline’s sizes.

In the video, the travellers are seen stamping and pulling the wheels to remove them from their cases.

Some passengers have even cheekier methods to save the pennies – such as filling neck pillows with clothes or even filling a normal pillow with their holiday items.

Elsewhere, a woman was praised online for avoiding Ryanair’s extra baggage fees, when she snuck an additional rucksack under her coat.

The rise of the underseat bag

In order to keep holiday costs down, holidaymakers, like myself, are putting their faith in small but spacious personal bags that meet strict hand luggage requirements.

On a five-day trip to Bratislava in Slovakia and Vienna in Austria, I put the Narwey Duffel through its paces.

This bag has been described as a “life-saver” by some travellers in the Amazon reviews – and I was impressed by how much I stuffed into the tiny black bag.

I packed more than enough for my five-day trip including two dresses, three t-shirts, a pair of trousers, pair of pyjamas, underwear, a microfibre towel, a tightly-packed liquids bag, a curling wand, hair straightener, a book and other miscellaneous items.

For just £15.99, I really couldn’t complain.

Meanwhile, we reveal the underused Ryanair luggage trick that will save you £100 on cabin bag fees.

And Sun Online Travel’s resident flight attendant has revealed the sneaky hacks some passengers use to get extra luggage on flights.

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