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We (2 of us) fly to Friedrichshafen from Stansted with Ryanair in a couple of weeks and I am trying to decide what to with regards to ski carriage etc. Ideally we want to take 2 pairs of skis and 2 pairs of boots, so far I have paid for 2 x hold baggage with a 15kg weight allowance:
Can I pay £80 for 1 x ski carriage and use a double bag and put 2 pairs of skis and poles in as long as I stay within the 20kg allowance? ...
Or do I have to pay for 2 x ski carriage at £160 use 2 single bags and put clothes etc in up to the weight allowance of 20kg per bag? ....
With both of these options I was going to put both boots in hand luggage bags within the size restrictions. Can I get away with this?
The baggage policy on Ryanair does not go into too much detail and I was obviously hoping to get away with the double bag option which is £80 cheaper.
Any advice gratefully received.
Cheers
Kais
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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boots in hand luggage bags
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dont do this with ryanair. its ok with some other airlines not with them.
AFAIK if you check in skis the boots are not a problem even in separate pack.
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When I checked my skis in with Ryanair the other week the person on the check in desk was amazed mine only weighed 9kgs. She said most people stuff them to the full 20kgs. I asked her if this was ok to do and she answered that no it was not but they dont open the bag and check.
Pack your hand baggage up to the 10kgs with clothes, pop your ski boots in the hold bags and only pay for one lot of ski carriage.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Kaiser846,
Once within the 20kg limit they dont look in the ski bag. If you are not exactly sure how much your ski bag weighs, go to a vacant check in desk, the scales will be on. Use this to weigh your bag, to see if you are over the limit. Boots in hand luggage isnt a Ryanair issue (once within the size and weight limits). I think in Grenoble (airport security) boots in hand luggage prohibited, All RA care about is the size of the hand luggage bag, they have been known to weigh hand luggage but this is v rare,
We generally travel with a ski bag each and hand luggage. Skis boots poles helemet and some clothes in ski bag up to 20kg
One thing worth buying is a small weighing scales for luggage about €10 on dealextreme.com
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I find the only way to actually use my whole 10kg hand luggage allowance with RA is to carry 10kg of lead or mercury as these are the only element dense enough to hit the weight without exceeding the size limit... 
On a serious note you can probably get one ski boot each in hand luggage but not 2 as the luggage then won't fit in Ryan airs 2cm x 4cm x 10cm luggage rack.... they may pic u up on 2 pairs of ski's in one bag... just depends on the mood of the check in staff at the time as its a complete lottery...
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