Hearty meatballs
Of course I know that as I can read...but we should be allowed to carry the bags through security and have them about us until we board the aircraft.
So she has a handbag which will go in her case and I have a man bag which will also fit in.
Generally in the old days with ryanair I have had to demonstrate that in the queue to board..I can then take out my man bag to board the aircraft with the junk I need for the flight so that I don't block the aisle and impede boarding.
Normally not a problem and ryanair have now added a second bag.
But some fascist idiot in easyjet has enforced a different policy as explained to me by easyjet staff.
As to your explication of the available bin space on easy compared with Ryanair you are talking out of your botty