How to avoid carry-on baggage fees on Lufthansa, Ryanair and other airlines? Follow rules
Hardly anyone gets on a plane without some carry-on luggage, whether that is a backpack or a cabin-friendly suitcase. Some people travel with nothing else, partly to save money on checked bags, which are an extra charge.
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Things, however, have been getting out of control on some flights.
'Many people are now carrying more than one piece of hand luggage, which is often too big either because they don't know what the airline's bag policy is, or they do know but choose to ignore it,' says Nikolaus Moehren, a cabin manager at German carrier Lufthansa.
'This creates additional problems because on fully booked flights, the overhead compartments are sometimes already overflowing halfway through boarding,' he says.
'The easiest thing to do would be to check your booking before your flight and see what you're actually allowed to take with you.'
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This is recommended not only for the sake of the cabin crew's nerves and out of consideration for the other passengers, but also to avoid wasting money.
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