The sham that is Dublin airport
A couple of friends and I had the pleasure of visiting Dublin airport last Friday. We had decided to fly Ryanair and spend Î60 less on our Edinburgh trip. In a further attempt to keep costs down, and like the majority of passengers on our flight, we had decided to side- step the ridiculous luggage charge and carry ours on flight. Now, the Dublin airport website says that the allowance for carry on luggage is … At no point was my bag or anyone else’s weighed but those carrying little wheelie bags had to put them into a stationary box of 55cm x 40 cm x 20cm.
The woman in front of me was able to put her bag into the compartment but as she had to thug hard on the bag to get it back out she was charged the Î30 to put the bag in the under compartment. Surely if the bag fit into the slot it met the airlines’ requirements. Further, this rather time- consuming and painful experience was left to the optimum moment when we were boarding the plane.
Also, the fact that the baggage requirements apply solely to items brought in to the airport is ridiculous. That is, that I can only pack a maximum of 10kg but can purchase as much shampoos, aerosols, razors, clothes etc etc at the airport without affecting my carry- on allowance. Is it just me or does this sound like an elaborate ruse to increase airport purchases.
On, our way back we were sure all bags would be heavier as we had purchased an exceptional amount for such a short trip and were ready to take clothes out of the bags and onto ourselves if deemed necessary. To our disappointment Edinburgh airport’ staff did not way anything and all our plotting and planning became redundant.
My advice, travel from anywhere but Ireland, but if you absolutely must travel from Dublin airport be sure to chose a non- discriminatory, double strap rucksack type.
A couple of friends and I had the pleasure of visiting Dublin airport last Friday. We had decided to fly Ryanair and spend Î60 less on our Edinburgh trip. In a further attempt to keep costs down, and like the majority of passengers on our flight, we had decided to side- step the ridiculous luggage charge and carry ours on flight. Now, the Dublin airport website says that the allowance for carry on luggage is … At no point was my bag or anyone else’s weighed but those carrying little wheelie bags had to put them into a stationary box of 55cm x 40 cm x 20cm.
The woman in front of me was able to put her bag into the compartment but as she had to thug hard on the bag to get it back out she was charged the Î30 to put the bag in the under compartment. Surely if the bag fit into the slot it met the airlines’ requirements. Further, this rather time- consuming and painful experience was left to the optimum moment when we were boarding the plane.
Also, the fact that the baggage requirements apply solely to items brought in to the airport is ridiculous. That is, that I can only pack a maximum of 10kg but can purchase as much shampoos, aerosols, razors, clothes etc etc at the airport without affecting my carry- on allowance. Is it just me or does this sound like an elaborate ruse to increase airport purchases.
On, our way back we were sure all bags would be heavier as we had purchased an exceptional amount for such a short trip and were ready to take clothes out of the bags and onto ourselves if deemed necessary. To our disappointment Edinburgh airport’ staff did not way anything and all our plotting and planning became redundant.
My advice, travel from anywhere but Ireland, but if you absolutely must travel from Dublin airport be sure to chose a non- discriminatory, double strap rucksack type.
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