Ryanair Staff Given Bonuses To Catch And Charge Passengers With Oversized Bags

Ryanair has admitted that unit are paid bonuses for catching passengers pinch oversized compartment bags, contempt antecedently denying nan practice.

A leaked payslip, first obtained by The Sunday Times, shows that Ryanair workers gain astir €1.50 (£1.30) for each oversized container they place astatine nan boarding gate, pinch monthly net reportedly capped astatine €80 (£69.34). This comes moreover though nan airline’s Chief Marketing Officer Dara Brady claimed successful an April question and reply pinch Virgin Media News that “we don’t salary our unit committee for bags” and insisted nan argumentation was astir protecting onboard space, not making money.

“There’s been nary alteration successful nan Ryanair container policy,” Brady said, adding: “If group recreation pinch nan correct size bags, good you’ll person a awesome formation pinch Ryanair.”

However, Ryanair has since confirmed nan beingness of what it calls a “gate container bonus” programme. A institution spokesperson told The Sunday Times:

“We do salary committee to our agents who place and complaint for oversized bags, but these fees are paid by little than 0.1 per cent of passengers who don’t comply pinch our agreed bags rules.”

“Our connection to those 0.1 per cent of passengers is simple: please comply pinch our generous container rules aliases you will beryllium charged astatine check-in aliases astatine nan gate.”

How overmuch are Ryanair passengers charged for oversized bags?

Passengers who don’t comply pinch nan airline’s strict container argumentation tin beryllium fined up to €75 (£65) astatine nan gate. Interestingly, Ryanair has announced it will soon let somewhat bigger free bags (up to 40 x 30 x 20cm) successful statement pinch an upcoming EU norm banning charges for mini carry-on luggage.

Ryanair isn’t unsocial successful offering baggage enforcement bonuses. EasyJet was recovered to person a akin strategy earlier this month.

While Ryanair insists that only a mini fraction of passengers are affected, nan revelations raise questions astir transparency and fairness successful hose pricing – particularly arsenic summertime holidaymakers are already dealing pinch agelong queues, rising costs, and airdrome chaos.

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