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London Gatwick (LGW) hand luggage strictness
15 observations logged · Relaxed · 43/100
easyJet LGW to FCO
28 Jul 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Rome (FCO)
Headline: Gatwick to Rome easyJet thread said gate checks may happen
Notes: A Reddit discussion about an upcoming Gatwick to Rome easyJet flight included recent traveller feedback saying easyJet gate staff look at everyone's bag and require checks for bags that appear close to the limit.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
easyJet LGW to FCO
21 Jul 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Rome (FCO)
Headline: Gatwick to Rome easyJet thread said gate staff check close-looking bags
Notes: A Reddit commenter responding to a Gatwick to Rome easyJet question said every easyJet flight they had taken that year involved staff looking at bags and checking those that appeared close to the limit.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
easyJet LGW to FCO
21 Jul 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Rome (FCO)
Headline: Another Gatwick easyJet traveller said checks were rare
Notes: In the same Gatwick to Rome easyJet discussion, another traveller said they had flown easyJet for many years and had only rarely seen bag checks, usually for hard case carry-ons rather than soft bags.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
easyJet LGW to FCO
21 Jul 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Rome (FCO)
Headline: Gatwick to Rome easyJet thread said the sizer is at the gate
Notes: A Reddit discussion about Gatwick to Rome said easyJet bag checks happen at the gate and that close-looking bags may be asked to use the sizer.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
easyJet LGW to FCO
21 Jul 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Rome (FCO)
Headline: Gatwick to Rome easyJet commenter said every bag was visually checked
Notes: A Reddit commenter said every easyJet flight they had taken that year involved staff looking at all bags and checking those that appeared close to the limit.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
easyJet LGW to FCO
21 Jul 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Rome (FCO)
Headline: Gatwick to Rome easyJet commenter said checks were rare for soft bags
Notes: A Reddit commenter said they had flown easyJet for years and had only rarely seen bag checks, usually aimed at hard cases rather than soft bags.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
easyJet LGW to FCO
21 Jul 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Rome (FCO)
Headline: Gatwick to Rome easyJet thread said enforcement varies by flight
Notes: A Reddit commenter said easyJet sometimes gets strict about measuring bags and sometimes does not, with enforcement changing by gate and flight.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
easyJet LGW to UNK
19 Jun 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Gatwick easyJet gate staff selected a passenger for a sizer check
Notes: A Reddit commenter said that on an easyJet flight from Gatwick, a passenger was asked to check a bag in the sizer after their boarding pass was scanned.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
easyJet LGW to UNK
04 Jun 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Gatwick easyJet traveller said no bags were checked
Notes: A Reddit onebag commenter who measured the Gatwick easyJet sizer said staff did not look at a single bag on that trip, despite the flight not running late.
Source: Reddit r/onebag
easyJet LGW to UNK
04 Jun 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Gatwick easyJet traveller said staff did not check a single bag
Notes: A Reddit onebag commenter said Gatwick easyJet staff did not look at any bags on their trip, even though they had measured the sizer beforehand.
Source: Reddit r/onebag
easyJet LGW to UNK
04 Jun 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Gatwick easyJet sizer was reported tight but not actively enforced
Notes: A Reddit onebag commenter said the Gatwick easyJet sizer looked tight for their bag, but staff did not check passengers on that flight.
Source: Reddit r/onebag
EZY8339 LGW to NAP
21 Apr 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Naples (NAP)
Headline: Gatwick to Naples easyJet passenger was asked to size a backpack
Notes: A Reddit traveller said that on easyJet flight EZY8339 from Gatwick to Naples, the gate agent told them to check the size of a backpack, which fit into the sizing cage.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
EZY8339 LGW to NAP
21 Apr 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Naples (NAP)
Headline: Gatwick to Naples easyJet passenger was targeted for a backpack check
Notes: A Reddit traveller said the gate agent on easyJet flight EZY8339 from Gatwick to Naples told them to size a backpack, which fit easily into the cage.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
easyJet LGW to VCE
01 Jan 2022 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Venice (VCE)
Headline: Gatwick to Venice passenger described a bag-targeting incident
Notes: A Reddit commenter replying to a Gatwick easyJet thread said they had also been targeted for bags on a Gatwick to Venice flight in 2022, before finding their passport hidden in gate paperwork.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
easyJet LGW to VCE
01 Jan 2022 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Gatwick (LGW) to Venice (VCE)
Headline: Gatwick to Venice easyJet commenter described being targeted for bags
Notes: A Reddit commenter replying to the Gatwick easyJet thread said they had also been targeted for bags on a Gatwick to Venice flight in 2022.
Source: Reddit r/Flights