Originally Posted by erila

I fly Ryanair very regularly, and can confirm that they don't weigh cabin luggage - however they will approach you if you look like you're carrying an excessively heavy bag, and try the weight themselves 'by hand'. It's pretty silly really - they always approach me and my bag is small and only weighs 8KG on average. My husband carries a much heavier bag, but it looks like nothing when it's on his shoulder, so he never gets questioned.