A WOMAN has been hailed a ‘genius’ for her simple trick to get two extra bags for free on Ryanair flights.
Lily Draycott took to TikTok to share her wisdom with the world after managing to take three bags on holiday with her, whilst just paying for one.
Many budget airlines such as Ryanair only include one small, under the seat bag in the price of their tickets, and charge customers extra if they want more luggage.
For example, Ryanair charges customers up to £38 each way if they want to bring an extra piece of hand luggage onto their flight.
Determined not to pay for a bag, Lily managed to stuff the majority of her luggage into a tiny handbag-sized suitcase, using packing cubes to ensure she squeezed in as much as possible.
Then, the savvy traveller hid a small handbag under her jumper, so that it wouldn’t be seen by Ryanair staff.
“Then you don’t have to take up space in your bag by packing a little bag that you’ll take out with you in the day,” she said.
Most UK airlines will let travellers on to the flight with a carrier bag from Duty Free.
Taking advantage of this, Lily revealed that she stuffed a Duty Free carrier bag full of extra clothes, and took it onto to the plane, without being detected.
“You could put a whole packing cube of clothes in there,” she said.
“That’s how I get loads of extra stuff on the plane every time.”
Lily added that if you sit in the middle seat or window seat, you have more room to put your extra luggage under the seat.
Lily’s @lilstakes2 video has gone viral, racking up a whopping 256,000 views on the video sharing platform.
TikTok users raced to the video’s comments section to share their thoughts, with many sharing travel hacks of their own.
One person said: “Wait until you find out about fillable neck pillows!
“I got 4x tops, 2x shorts and a dress in that!”
Advice for flying with Ryanair
- All Ryanair passengers can bring a small personal bag on board but this must fit under the seat in front of you, but it must be no bigger than 40cm x 20cm x 25cm
- Any over-sized cabin bags will be refused at the boarding gate and put in the hold for a fee
- Ryanair also charges passengers up to £55 check-in at the airport
- Anyone who loses their card at the airport will have to pay a £20 reissue fee
- Book to sit in the front five rows if you want to head off the plane first
- Extra legroom seats can be found in rows 1 A, B, C or 2 D, E, F as well as row 16 and 17 near the emergency exit
- The worst seat on Ryanair’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft is also 11A because of its lack of window.
A second person said: “I have a Duty Free bag in the drawer at home for this reason.”
A third person said: “OMG, I fly with Ryanair tomorrow.
“You know I’m buying a Duty Free bag and putting extra stuff in it!”
A fourth added: “That’s what I do every time.”
A fifth chimed in: “Genius.”
