Originally Posted by
debonairy
What happens when passengers who are unaware of the checked luggage ban show up at the airport?
They can 'voluntarily surrender' it?
I met a German girl a couple years ago in London. She'd flown Ryanair and it wasn't her first time. She was only in London for the weekend. She made a distinction between Ryanair and 'real' airlines. For her and her friends, flying Ryanair was like taking the tube at rush hour: generally uncomfortable, crowded, no 'services', travel light. The price was right when she was 'commuting' for a weekend. She never flew them for regular holidays, even intra-Europe.
I ride the city bus and streetcar when I'm in SFO for a few days; I would never consider taking a Greyhound cross-country.