What is the actual (not official) size of the Ryanair "baggage sizer"?
I know that this question could sound a little bit dumb since Ryanair always sends lot of emails specifying the dimensions of the allowed hand luggage but I am not interested in the "formal" answer but in the "informal" one.
In every airport where Ryanair flies there is a blue box (baggage sizer) where you and the airport staff can put your hand luggage to test if it can be accepted on board. What I would like to know is the dimension of that box (which is of course bigger than the allowed size).
I've been a pretty frequent Ryanair flyer (one flight per month) and I always used the same luggage which was ok for the old box even if bigger than the allowed size.
Few weeks ago Ryanair introduced the possibility to bring a second hand luggage on board. In doing so they also changed the dimensions of the blue box which now has two compartments (one for the main hand luggage, still bigger than the allowed size, and one for the small one). My old luggage doesn't fit anymore in the new boxes so I guess I'll have to buy a new one, hence the need to know how far can I go with the size of the luggage.
Best Answer
I had the opportunity to check the measures of the Ryanair "baggage sizer" yesterday even though I hadn't a meter with me. My hand luggage fitted almost perfectly so I can say that the size of the baggage sizer is roughly 23 x 43 x 50 (the last measure is probably the least important one since it is open on top).
In the end, you have something like 3 or 4 centimeters more than the allowed size for each measure.
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Update (November 2018):
All passengers get one free small carry-on bag (sometimes described as a "personal bag", laptop bag, or handbag) to be placed under the seat in front. Officially, this small carry-on bag must be 40x25x20cm. According to this article on the Ryanair website (s.v. Q5), the sizer is 42x30x20cm.
If you have priority boarding, you can, in addition to the aforementioned small carry-on bag, take a wheeled bag of 55x40x20cm (I cannot find any up-to-date information on the sizer for this).
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