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Ryanair set to change luggage policy yet again because too many passengers are having to check in their bags at gates

Ryanair will introduce new baggage policy on Monday: PA Wire/PA Images
Ryanair will introduce new baggage policy on Monday: PA Wire/PA Images

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says the company may need to rethink its baggage policy again as too many passengers are checking bags into the hold at the gates without paying.

The airline changed its baggage policy in January which meant that only those who bought £5 speedy boarding tickets would be allowed to bring two bags into the main cabin.

It means that more bags are being checked into the hold, some of those for free at the gate.

Speaking in an investors video, Neil Sorahan, Chief Financial Officer of Ryanair, said that the new bag policy has been well received and improved the boarding process.

Mr O’Leary added: “Although it is creating a handling issue, particularly at peak periods: bank holiday weekends, summer peak periods.

“There are many flights where we’re now having to put 100,120 gate bags free of charge into the hold, so if that continues to build, it’s something we may have to look at again.”

He then said that feedback from the cabin crew and customers was good.

Earlier this week it was revealed that the company is making almost £5 million a day from customers paying extra fees on top of standard fares.

According to Ryanair, the company earned a total of £1.75 billion from extras including baggage charges, reserved seats and car hire.

The company is set to cut its free check-in time from four days to 48 hours.

The new rules will come into effect from June 13.