Ryanair chief wants nothing but carryons

“Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s chief executive, has said that he’d like to get rid of checked-in luggage altogether and he appears to be moving towards this by making the on-line check-in service available only to those without luggage for the hold.” - UK Daily Mail

This trend favors the carry-on traveler. Low cost airlines don’t want to deal with checked bags at all unless they can make some extra money. To that end, they are charging extra - in the case of Ryanair and Flybe in the UK - for all checked bags.

Mike Rutter, Flybe’s chief commercial officer, says: ‘It is inevitable that charging for baggage will become the industry norm for short-haul flights.’

Thankfully, Ryanair and Flybe have a carryon weight limit (one piece, personal item must be stowed in carryon) of 10kg/22 pounds instead of 6 or 7kg like some smaller British airlines.