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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