Originally Posted by SK AAR

Any first hand experience on how strictly this enforced at BCN? My (basic) fare includes underseat bag but any cabin bag needs to be checked in (FOC) at the check-in counters. My small backpack may exceed the allowed dimensions for an underseat-bag a bit (not much, difficult to spot I guess) but for several reasons I would prefer not to check it in (although this is free of charge). I would also hate to be singled out at the gate and having to pay 25 Euro and getting my backpack in the hold.

FYI I travel with Ryanair extensively and my backpack has never been an issue there; FR only seem to focus on trolleys that some pax try to take onboard (without paying for Priority and 2 cabin bags) whereas normal backpacks are not an issue.

So the Q is if Vuelling is different than FR in terms of normal backpacks/enforcing the underseat-bag dimensions at BCN?

PS I am aware of that I'm able to add and pay 10 Euro in advance for a cabin bag; but that is not my Q.