Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary wants passengers to carry all their bags to the plane

"Under the plan, passengers would drop all but one bag at the aircraft steps, possibly paying £5 per bag for each placed in the hold. 'What it means is no more waiting at the carousel, no more losing your bags, no more wasting your life in over-priced airport terminals,' Mr O'Leary said, believing he would need just one baggage handler per plane instead of five. Ryanair believes the move could save the airline €30m (£26m) a year. "Some time in the spring we will go to 100pc carry-on bags. You can bring unlimited bags as long as you can get them through security," Mr O'Leary said. "