Source: WP.PL

Irish airline Ryanair intend to raise fees for baggage carried in the glove compartment until reduced to approx. 10 percent. number of passengers who travel with him - said in London boss Michael O'Leary line.

To achieve this objective, Europe's largest low-cost carrier will steadily raise fees for checked baggage.

Speaking on Wednesday at a press conference O'Leary announced at the same time to increase the fee for a bag or suitcase on the luggage given away during the summer months about 20 pounds / euros. O'Leary explained uplift that summer travelers usually take with them a greater amount of luggage.

Before the announcement of increases in passenger paid 15 pounds / euro for the first bag of 15 kg. and 35 pounds / euros per second if he was celebrating her flight booking partner (or no later than four hours before departure). If you celebrated your luggage at the airport, you pay 35 pounds / euros for the first piece of luggage and 70 pounds / euros per second.

O'Leary also confirmed that the pilots Ryanair flight lengthened about two minutes to every hour of the flight, to save on fuel consumption. Savings on this account valued at 80 million euros or 70 million pounds per year. This does not exclude that in the future bring airlines also charge for luggage. Other plans provide for the carrier's advertising sales on board aircraft.

Ryanair is known for its ingenuity in imposing additional charges on passengers. He threatened them with even the introduction of charges for the use of toilets during the flight and the introduction of standing. The plan does not, however, limit automatic air cooling system in the aircraft although this would translate into further savings.

(PAP)