“Backpacks to travel with Ryanair”

40 x 20 x 25 cm.

Not one more centimeter. Those are the measures that Ryanair allows for his hand luggage on his regular flights. If you want to wear a trolley in the cabin, you pay it. The least that is the intention of the company and the reason that has led him to enter an open conflict with the Government of Spain and some courts of our country.

In short, the Ministry of Consumption fined a few months ago with More than 100 million euros To the Irish company for not allowing the passenger to wear hand luggage on their flights, which is considered “essential” And it is mandatory to operate in Europe.

Ryanair It defends itself Saying that of course it allows you to carry hand luggage but that there is no regulations that clearly specify what size it should be. And they put their rules: a backpack that does not exceed the measures 40 x 20 x 25 cm.

The conflict, beyond the fine, has reached the courts because Some users They consider that the company continues to comply with their obligation to allow them to access the plane with a trolley once the government has fined them for what, they consider, an infraction.

Justice, however, has issued positive results In favor of users but also In favor of the companyhence the legality or not of the norm remains in question.

And given this situation, there are those who are doing their August selling “Ryanair backpacks.”

The exact measures

To verify that the passengers comply with their standards, the airline has metal drawers at the entrance of their flights where it measures the suitcases with which it is accessed inside. And various images suggest that Workers have the order to be inflexible.

Keep in mind that Ryanair allows you to bill a suitcase that exceeds the aforementioned measures or, in any case, pay to take it on board on the plane. However, if the suitcase does not enter at the boarding door and a rate has not been chosen that allows it to take it on board, Ryanair will charge 50 euros for his turnover.

Undoubtedly, it is the perfect ground for companies to get a good slice. A single consultation at Amazon reveals that “Ryanair backpacks” They have multiplied. The ads cannot be more explicit and always carry a brief description with the maximum measures occupied by the suitcase. Obviously: 40 x 20 x 25 cm.

Any backpack that we find on the network with these measures or specifications seems taken from an origami exercise. Pockets everywhere, specific spaces for the mobile phone or other electronic devices, a loading to incorporate an internal battery for documentation and even photographs with the disposition that must wear bent clothes to maximize the interior space.

The price also plays with Ryanair’s own rate. The company charges 26 euros extra At the price of the plane ticket to carry a cabin suitcase up to 10 kg on board. Most of the backpacks offered can be found between 23 and 26 euros so, technically, already It is worth it Opting for such a backpack on a round trip if, as Ryanair points out in his own regular rate we are willing to “travel light”.

The phenomenon not only extends to a marketplace such as Amazon or Aliexpress. There are even companies that They have been named Ryanair to the Commercial Denomination of your backpack, as this is sold in El Corte Inglésand marks specialized in backpacks like Minimalism either 1990s They are also taking advantage of the pull to sell specific backpacks to travel with the company.

Photos | Amazon, Aliexpress, Minimalism and Soriano Suitcases and Bags

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