Major Irish low-cost airline Ryanair reviewing free second bag
As Ryanair announced an 8 percent drop in profits for the last 3 months of 2016, the budget airline promised a drop in fares for the next 12 months which should bring a smile to many faces.
However, what might wipe the smile off is a more sinister threat to review Ryanair’s policy of offering a second free carry-on bag. This follows finance director Neil Sorahan’s comments that the airline “is a victim of its own niceness” a veiled barb at the airline’s increasing boarding gate delays” due to “continued abuse of its second bag policy”. saying passengers were taking on board bags which were way over the stated size limits.
Ryanair’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary, said: “Falling yields were exacerbated by the sharp decline in sterling following the Brexit vote.”
The airline warned this was also a factor in its growth slow down as it was expecting to grow at a slower pace than previously planned for the UK.
Looking on the bright side Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said “As previously guided, our fares this winter have fallen sharply as Ryanair continues to grow traffic and load factors strongly in many European markets”
So with “fares falling faster than planned” the future for lower prices and more routes looks pretty rosy for passengers.
Apart from the spectre of losing that free second bag of course. Ryanair reviewing free second bag?
Perhaps.
