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Bristol (BRS) hand luggage strictness

4 observations logged · Mixed · 54/100

Ryanair BRS to UNK

19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage

Route: Bristol (BRS) to Unreported destination (UNK)

Headline: Bristol traveller said three backpacks were checked

Notes: A Reddit commenter said they were checked at Bristol the previous year while travelling with a child, and they managed to squeeze three backpacks into the fitter.

Source: Reddit r/Ryanair

Jet2 BRS to UNK

19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage

Route: Bristol (BRS) to Unreported destination (UNK)

Headline: Bristol Jet2 passenger said cabin bags were checked before bag drop

Notes: A Reddit commenter said Jet2 checked both their and their wife's cabin bags at Bristol before suitcase check-in and added approval stickers to the bags.

Source: Reddit r/Ryanair

FR3560 BRS to BGY

08 May 2026 · Departed 13:40 · Relaxed

Route: Bristol (BRS) to Milan Bergamo (BGY)

Headline: Bristol did not seem to care

Notes: Gate staff did not appear to check bags. Some passengers boarded with multiple small bags.

easyJet BRS to UNK

05 Feb 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks

Route: Bristol (BRS) to Unreported destination (UNK)

Headline: Bristol easyJet was described as aggressively checking bags

Notes: A Reddit commenter in an Edinburgh airport thread said they had flown out of Bristol and easyJet staff were checking passengers' bags much more aggressively.

Source: Reddit r/Edinburgh