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What are the airlines going to fleece you for next?

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CeeJay81 · 18/10/2024 18:29

We are off on holiday in December and Jet 2's latest email is asking me if I want too guarantee our handluggage? Yes that's right for £6pp we can guarantee our hand luggage fits on the plane😯. I thought the reason they had measurements for these things was too make sure everyone's does fit on. It's not Ryanair/EasyJet, not that that should make a difference. It's a package holiday. With several posts discussing seat booking charges, am I being unreasonable for thinking this is just one step too far?

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Cornercandy · 18/10/2024 18:48

I’ve flown with Jet2 many times

You are allowed to have 10kg of HL free of charge.https://www.jet2.com/en/baggage#:~:text=10kg%20included,(including%20wheels%20and%20handles).

The £6 charge is if on flights they know from experience that passengers will just travel with HL. It guarantees them a space in overhead lockers. If overhead lockers are full, they will ask passengers to put their HL in the hold - making sure that passports, electronic gadgets are with them.

To prevent this charge, pack your luggage a holdall, not a suitcase as you can put that under the seat in front of you. Put anything accessible - passport, reading material in an external pocket in bag

I flew back with them last week and there was only my holdall and my neighbour’s coat in the locker.

itwasnevermine · 18/10/2024 18:47

Makes sense.

Flew BA in August and our bags nearly didn't fit on, I'd have paid £6 to make sure they did

Sethera · 18/10/2024 18:46

So how does this work? You pay £6 and they will squeeze your giant suitcase in somehow?

Wtfdude · 18/10/2024 18:45

Jet2 are also low cost.
When selling tickets and holidays cheap, they make up money on other stuff. 🤷
And no, it is VERY rare in my experience everyone's baggae fits in the overheads. Not just because people stuff their jackets and duty free 3 bags there too....

pasta · 18/10/2024 18:43

Sorry, have just seen it wasn't Ryanair. I guess the only sane thing to do is to accept that the price of flights is going up, they're just not putting it on the ticket price

pasta · 18/10/2024 18:41

Wtaf?! I honestly would never fly Ryanair ever again.

LlynTegid · 18/10/2024 18:40

I don't know but government should intervene on some extra charges via a new Consumer Bill. Though the list seems to get longer as to what it should include.

iamtheblcksheep · 18/10/2024 18:32

I wouldn’t fly with them for all the tea in china.