Anyone who is flying with budget airlines such as Ryanair and easyjet this summer has been issued a stark warning to make sure they have the right size carry-on case - or risk being fined. Manchester Evening News writer Rachel Pugh thought she'd hit the jackpot when she secured £50 return flights from Liverpool Airport to Barcelona with a carry-on case a few years back. After diligently checking the baggage dimension rules and packing her belongings, she was confident that everything was in order - unaware of the rookie mistake she'd made.
She said: "While my actual cabin case was within the correct dimensions, what I hadn't realised, was that my wheels and handle were part of these. As such, I was fined to fly both there and back - and it's fair to say it ate into the small holiday budget I'd allocated. "I was upset, but knowing there was nothing I could do about it at the boarding gate, I was forced to cough up.
Since then, I've never made the same mistake, and now I'm overly cautious about the bags I take on board budget airlines." READ MORE: UK tourists heading to Greece, France, Spain, Italy and Turkey this summer issued warning Rachel's cabin bag of choice now is the Antler Icon Stripe Cabin in Taupe , which isn't cheap at £175, but it has saved her a considerable amount in hand luggage fines. She wrote: "I've taken it on TUI, Ryanair and Jet2 flights, and have never had an issue.
It also fits in plenty of outfits, shoes and accessories - and helps to satisfy my overp.