Why your new 'suitable' cabin baggage might actually fall foul of Ryanair rules

Top high street stores such as Debenhams and Argos have been selling cabin luggage billed as suitable for Ryanair even though passengers would have to pay extra to carry it onto the plane - after the airline's baggage policies changed twice in the last year.

Under Ryanair's increasingly strict cabin baggage policy, which was last updated in November 2018, passengers can only take one bag measuring up to 40cm x 20cm x 25cm into the cabin with them, unless they pay extra.

The investigation, by MoneySavingExpert.com, found that Debenhams was selling a "cabin suitcase" measuring 55cm x 39cm x 20cm with a description which said "fits all major airlines including Easyjet, British Airways and Ryanair".