Originally Posted by
NorthEasterner
Flybe currently rolling out a zero tolerance towards oversized bags that passengers trying to get past as cabin bags.
Any bag found to exceed the allowance must be checked in for £40 or not permitted travel.
About time airlines started to crack down on oversized cabin baggage - getting out of control, maybe getting ideas from Ryanair.
I agree. According to the Flybe website it will be £50 at the gate charge (fine) vs £40 at check-in. Admittedly Flybe's max cabin bag size is smaller than many others (EZY, FR, LS etc), but you are currently also able to carry a smaller under-seat bag as well. This slightly smaller (than some of the above carriers) size was introduced back in April 2016, after it was thought that there would be a bigger push from almost all other airlines to join forces and introduce this IATA "standard" maximum cabin bag size. This of course has never materialised.
What has made it now difficult however - as well as causing these rule breaking passengers upset - is that they have allowed them to get away with it for so long / and on so many occasions, that people think they now have the right to continue to go against the Flybe cabin luggage policy. Something which is set out when they book the flight and agree to as well as on many occasions until they check-in...