Ryanair to ban check in baggage

With the pay-toilet debacle having subsided, Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary availed of the opportunity to bring his latest cost saving ideas into the public domain at a press conference in London today. He told reporters that the airline intends to bring in a ban on all passenger check in luggage and replace it with unlimited carry on baggage for free, subject to airport approval. The idea is for passengers to carry their own baggage through the airport and security screening and check it into the cargo hold before boarding. Passengers will collect the baggage on landing and reverse the process.

The airline also intends to introduce in-air on-line gambling next year although details have yet to be finalised. A recent report on gambling has indicated that the recession has had little impact on gambling revenue as punters attempt to win their way out of depression.