On some routes I don't think this is too bad an idea. I recently flew from Stuttgart to LHR with BA and got charged 44 Euros for my skis, which I travel with regularly but this was the first time I've ever been stung for it. My mate got charged 230 Euros for being 20 KG over. On arrival home in Abz, I questioned the BA staff as to what I can do in advance to avoid incurring a cost, they said it would cost almost as much to send the skis in advance! With the Ryanair system, at least it would only cost and extra fiver! Besides, I thought the charging for bags would eventually see a drop in the ticket price.