Airlines are trying to find an additional source of revenue after slowly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, and the heads at the Aer Lingus have come up with the craziest fee for passengers.
The European tickets include a free 10-kilo carry-on, but you now have to pay to take it on board, but you can check it for free and wait hours at the destination to see if the luggage was loaded.
You can access the Aer Lingus page for package charges here.
Here’s the updated information:
A carry-on bag with priority boarding is included for some customers:
- Silver, Platinum and Concierge AerClub members. This applies to the member only and not travelling companions.
- Bookings made with Plus, Advantage and Aer Space fare types.
- The accompanying adult travelling with an infant.
- Customers connecting to/from an Aer Lingus transatlantic flight or a connecting flight with an interline partner.
All customers with a carry-on bag with priority boarding (either purchased or included) must check in online or via the App.
And the best part?
You don’t check in your FREE carry-on, and it is taken at the gate; a fee of 35 euros applies!
Conclusion
I believe that I have flown with Aer Lingus only once when British Airways flight to London was delayed, and they rebooked me on Aer Lingus, both owned by the Spanish company IAG.
It is hilarious that they now charge 35 euros for your free carry-on if you don’t check it or buy some priority service for an extra fee. Ridiculous!
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Is it April 1st?
What’s their definition of “carryon”? My backpack with my computer and camera? My purse?
What’s their definition of “carryon”? My backpack with my computer and camera? My purse?
Yes another reason to avoid air fungus. This is just madness and it’s quite obviously a deceptive trap that will ensnare a lot of unsuspecting passengers.
I wonder if they include the weight of the emergency information card and the in flight magazine in your free allowance. Can’t be too careful!
To show the insanity of this… I have a booking affected by the change. My carry on with Laptop, camera, electronics etc is too big to classify as a small carry on. I can pay the fee to take the bag as ‘large carry on’ on my outbound flight but on my return date ‘large carry on’ is not available even for a fee (I called them and they confirmed no paid carry on availability on this flight?) so the only option is to check my bag on…not going to happen. I fly Aer Lingus regularly but I have no choice now but to change carriers. Crazy doesn’t describe this!
The 35 EUR ‘fee’ seems to be more like a fine. Are airlines allowed to levy fines?
I would rather be fined than punished; especially life sentences.
Is Thai running their programs?
hello john
what do you mean by “wait hours at the destination to see if the luggage was loaded” ??
Aer Lingus is the only airline to have mislaid my luggage. It wasn’t loaded onto the plane in Dublin and followed me to Boston 24 hours later.
Aer Lingus is in IAG but not really part of it. They don’t recognise membership of the BA Exec Club at all.