Originally Posted by
iahphx
BTW, I was looking at RyanAir's website, and they seem much stricter about carry-on -- such that nobody with a "normal" amount of luggage could comply (and avoid checking a bag). Is that applied in practice?
With Ryanair there is absolutely zero flexibility.
They don't weigh every bag, but if yours gets weighed and it's over the limit then you have to check it and pay a fine on top of the normal checked baggage fee.
And they will not allow you to carry anything at all in your hand, not even a newspaper.
(That's according to what people have reported here, I gave up flying Ryanair many years ago)