'I got fined both ways on Ryanair and EasyJet flights because my suitcase had wheels'

As a sun worshipper, I try to escape the UK as much as possible. But these days, even package holidays don't come cheap, therefore budget flights seem to be the most cost-friendly option. Done right, budget flights with the likes of Ryanair, EasyJet, TUI and Jet2 can prove hugely economical, and often cheaper than a train ticket from the North West of England.

But they also come with extra costs that can easily rack up if you're not careful. I was unlucky enough to find this out a few years ago, when I thought I'd bagged £50 return flights from Liverpool Airport to Barcelona with a carry on case. In advance, I looked up the baggage dimension rules, and eagerly packed my items thinking all was above board - not realising I'd made a rookie error.

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Since then, I've never made the same mistake, and now I'm overly cautious about the bags I take on board budget airlines. My go to cabin case for budget airlines is now Antler's Icon Stripe Cabin, which .