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Dublin (DUB) hand luggage strictness

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Ryanair DUB to PSA

20 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed

Route: Dublin (DUB) to Pisa (PSA)

Headline: Dublin to Pisa report said no gate bag sizes were checked

Notes: A Reddit comment dated 20 May 2026 said that on a recent Dublin to Pisa Ryanair trip, no bag sizes were checked at the gate and an overweight 10kg checked bag did not result in an extra charge.

Source: Reddit r/Ryanair

Ryanair DUB to UNK

19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage

Route: Dublin (DUB) to Unreported destination (UNK)

Headline: Dublin was listed as an airport with consistent bag checks

Notes: A Reddit comment dated 19 May 2026 said the traveller had seen Ryanair staff check bags consistently at Dublin.

Source: Reddit r/Ryanair

Ryanair DUB to OTP

19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks

Route: Dublin (DUB) to Bucharest (OTP)

Headline: Dublin to Bucharest report said nearly everyone was checked

Notes: A Reddit commenter said the last time they flew Ryanair from Dublin to Bucharest, staff were checking nearly everyone, including the commenter.

Source: Reddit r/Ryanair

Ryanair DUB to UNK

19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage

Route: Dublin (DUB) to Unreported destination (UNK)

Headline: Dublin was described as the most common place one traveller saw checks

Notes: A Reddit commenter who flies around 20 Ryanair flights a year said they had only personally been checked at Stansted, but had observed bag checks most often in Dublin.

Source: Reddit r/Ryanair

Wizz Air DUB to UNK

15 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage

Route: Dublin (DUB) to Unreported destination (UNK)

Headline: Dublin Wizz Air bag dispute reportedly ended without a charge

Notes: A Reddit commenter said they had seen a Wizz Air passenger at Dublin Airport challenge a bag charge by calling police, after which staff reportedly let the passenger board.

Source: Reddit r/WizzAir

Ryanair DUB to NCE

22 Jun 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks

Route: Dublin (DUB) to Nice (NCE)

Headline: Dublin to Nice passenger said cabin bags were checked at the gate

Notes: A Reddit traveller report dated 22 June 2025 said Ryanair gate staff on a Dublin to Nice flight asked them to put cabin bags in the checker, even though the traveller said the bags had fitted a pre-security checker. The report said the gate checker rejected the bag vertically and staff told them to pay before boarding.

Source: Reddit r/Ryanair

Ryanair DUB to GLA

26 May 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed

Route: Dublin (DUB) to Glasgow (GLA)

Headline: Dublin to Glasgow report said bags were not checked

Notes: A Reddit traveller who flew Glasgow to Dublin on 2 June 2025 said staff did not check a single bag, and added that the same had happened the previous week in the other direction.

Source: Reddit r/Ryanair

Ryanair DUB to BER

12 Feb 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks

Route: Dublin (DUB) to Berlin (BER)

Headline: Dublin to Berlin report said passengers were stopped and charged

Notes: A Reddit comment dated 19 February 2025 said that on a Dublin to Berlin Ryanair flight a week earlier, many passengers were stopped at the gate and a few were forced to pay.

Source: Reddit r/Dublin

Ryanair DUB to UNK

15 Dec 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks

Route: Dublin (DUB) to Unreported destination (UNK)

Headline: Dublin evening flights were reported as strict in late 2024

Notes: A Reddit commenter said Dublin checked a lot on evening Ryanair flights at the end of 2024, including priority hand luggage as well as personal items.

Source: Reddit r/Ryanair