You know the feeling: you buy a budget airline ticket and turn up at the departure gate only to discover that you have the wrong sort of hand baggage. It might be too big for the “sizer” at the ...

Taking two pieces of cabin baggage on board a flight is “a fundamental right to avoid unjustified extra costs”, according to the European Parliament. The legislators believe some budget airlines are ...

Each aircraft has a maximum take-off weight, which can’t be exceeded to ensure it’s a safe flight. That total includes the ...

The boss of one of the most popular budget airlines in Europe has called an EU proposal to make cabin baggage free a “lunatic idea”. The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour last week on ...