12 observations logged · Strict · 85/100
22 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Edinburgh report said many borderline bags were checked and fined
Notes: A Reddit comment dated 22 May 2026 said they had seen Ryanair staff at Edinburgh asking anyone whose bag was not obviously small enough to check it, with quite a few passengers fined.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Edinburgh regular reported no bag checks seen over several years
Notes: A Reddit commenter said they had used Edinburgh and Brussels Charleroi many times a year for almost six years and had never had a Ryanair bag checked or seen it happen.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
02 Jun 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Edinburgh return had only one large backpack challenged
Notes: A Reddit commenter said their Ryanair flights to Edinburgh and back had barely anyone checked; on the return, one passenger with a large backpack was stopped but ultimately allowed through.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
07 Feb 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Stansted (STN)
Headline: Edinburgh to Stansted easyJet passenger said every carry-on was checked
Notes: A Reddit commenter said that on an Edinburgh to Stansted easyJet flight, a gate worker made every passenger check their carry-on luggage in the sizer.
Source: Reddit r/Edinburgh
06 Feb 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Innsbruck (INN)
Headline: Edinburgh to Innsbruck easyJet passenger paid after a rucksack check
Notes: A Reddit commenter said they flew easyJet to Innsbruck and had to pay at the gate after staff checked their Osprey 40 litre rucksack.
Source: Reddit r/Edinburgh
05 Feb 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Edinburgh easyJet passenger said every bag was checked on a November flight
Notes: A Reddit commenter said that when flying out of Edinburgh with easyJet in November, every passenger had to check whether their hand luggage fit the frame.
Source: Reddit r/Edinburgh
05 Feb 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Bristol (BRS)
Headline: Edinburgh to Bristol easyJet regular said almost every non-tiny bag was sized
Notes: A Reddit commenter who regularly flies Edinburgh to Bristol said easyJet had recently made anyone without a visibly tiny bag put it in the sizer.
Source: Reddit r/Edinburgh
05 Feb 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Prague (PRG)
Headline: Edinburgh to Prague easyJet passenger said every case was checked
Notes: A Reddit commenter said they recently flew easyJet from Edinburgh to Prague and staff were checking every case in the frame.
Source: Reddit r/Edinburgh
05 Feb 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Edinburgh easyJet passenger said backpacks were checked too
Notes: A Reddit commenter said easyJet checked every bag that was not a small handbag on an Edinburgh departure, including normal backpacks.
Source: Reddit r/Edinburgh
05 Feb 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Edinburgh easyJet Friday evening flight had all carry-ons checked
Notes: A Reddit commenter said that on a Friday evening easyJet departure from Edinburgh, all carry-on luggage was checked with the rack before passengers entered the boarding queue.
Source: Reddit r/Edinburgh
27 Jan 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Edinburgh easyJet passenger said everyone had cabin baggage gauged
Notes: A Reddit commenter said they flew out of Edinburgh with easyJet on 27 January and every passenger had to put cabin baggage into the size gauge.
Source: Reddit r/Edinburgh
20 Aug 2023 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: Edinburgh (EDI) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Edinburgh easyJet was described as very strict
Notes: A Reddit commenter comparing airports said easyJet cabin luggage enforcement at Edinburgh was very strict.
Source: Reddit r/travel