Friends have just bought them and returned from Spain on Thursday on Ryanair without any problems and they did test them on the outbound to make sure they fitted in/out of the cage - which they did.

I travelled back on Wednesday with Ryanair and these cases are now very popular, many fellow pasengers had them and none of the gate staff gave them a second look.

The Ryanair cage is slightly larger in size than the maximum cabin baggage size they quote on the website so they do give everybody a chance to pad out their hand luggage a little but some take things too far !

Don't worry hbrac the small cabin case fits in the cage - tested it myself at Rhodes airport

Thanks everybody. My daughter took it to London on the train this morning and, padded out, it looks enormous so we were very apprehensive and thinking of taking them back and getting smaller ones. I will not need to go to Liverpool airport this morning then !

2 people in front of us yesterday on our return flight from Fuerteventura had those cases and they did look as though they'd hold quite a bit

£10 off these lightweight cases (all sizes) at the moment. I'm not sure when the offer expires. Might be the end of the month. They have a 10 year guarantee. According to the Matalan lady..initially with them and the rest of the time with the manufacturer i.t. Just keep your receipts.

i.t do quite a few different sizes within the 'cabin' bag size. One is 55 x 40 x 20 which is just right for Ryanair. I've also got another one but that is 56.5 x 36 x 21. I've noticed they now also do one that is 55 x 33.5 x 23.5 and one at 56 x 35 x 28.
If you're watching people in a queue it's pretty hard to guess accurately which size bag they're actually using, to know whether it's one that does actually 'comply', or a slightly large one. I made an airport check before I used both of mine. I just left all the labels on and carried it, so I could take it back if it wasn't the right size.

That's interesting Sunaddict. The Matalan ones are 55x35x23.5cm. Did you carry through one of these ?

hbrac wrote:

That's interesting Sunaddict. The Matalan ones are 55x35x23.5cm. Did you carry through one of these ?

Matalan sell all the sizes I quoted. It's a bit of a minefield lol. I've got two of my small ones from there. I tried it in the measuring gauge and the airport and then gave it my son to use. He had no problems. The label on that one is 55 x 40 x 20, so exactly the right size.
I haven't tried the one thats 56.5 x 36 x 21 but I may treat it to a day out before long to test it

Just to add to the confusion I've found the new one I bought as a spare is 55 x 36 x 19.5