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19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton Wizz Air was described as stricter on outbound flights
Notes: A Reddit commenter comparing airports said Wizz Air flights from Luton often felt stricter on outbound baggage checks than the return leg.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
19 Apr 2026 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton passenger said a long-used backpack was checked
Notes: A Reddit comment dated 19 May 2026 said the traveller had their bag checked at Luton about a month earlier, despite using the same backpack since 2018.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
04 Oct 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton Wizz Air passenger was asked to fit a backpack in the metal box
Notes: A Reddit commenter said Wizz Air staff at Luton asked them to put a backpack in the metal box; it was a bit bigger and only fit properly after they removed food from it.
Source: Reddit r/WizzAir
04 Oct 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton Wizz Air thread said backpacks were checked heavily that year
Notes: A Reddit commenter in the Luton Wizz Air thread said that during the year, backpacks had been checked aggressively and had to fit within the metal bars.
Source: Reddit r/WizzAir
03 Oct 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Poland (POL)
Headline: Luton to Poland Wizz Air traveller reported no issues across repeated trips
Notes: A Reddit commenter said they had flown Wizz Air from Luton to Poland and back nine times over three years with an oversized but compressible bag and had never had an issue.
Source: Reddit r/WizzAir
03 Oct 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Poland (POL)
Headline: Luton Wizz premium passenger said staff never looked at their bag
Notes: A Reddit commenter who flies between Luton and Poland every two months said Wizz staff never looked at their bag when travelling with premium boarding.
Source: Reddit r/WizzAir
03 Oct 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton Wizz Air commenter estimated bag checks about a third of the time
Notes: A Reddit commenter said Wizz Air at Luton checks bags about one third of the time and advised paying for priority if the bag is visibly over the limit.
Source: Reddit r/WizzAir
01 May 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton easyJet passenger reported checks on everyone
Notes: A Reddit commenter said easyJet staff at Luton were checking everyone, and the commenter was charged for a backpack despite having purchased Speedy Boarding and extra luggage.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
01 May 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton easyJet staff reportedly checked everyone at boarding
Notes: A Reddit commenter said easyJet staff at Luton were checking everyone and charged them for a backpack even though they had Speedy Boarding and extra luggage.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
01 May 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton easyJet passenger saw a correctly sized case rejected sideways
Notes: The same Reddit commenter said another Luton passenger appeared to have a correctly sized bag, but staff required it to go into the fitter sideways and charged when the wheels prevented that.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
01 May 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton easyJet passenger said Speedy Boarding did not prevent a bag charge
Notes: A Reddit commenter said that at Luton, easyJet still charged them for a backpack even though they had purchased Speedy Boarding and extra luggage, and that other passengers were being checked heavily.
Source: Reddit r/Flights
21 Mar 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton report said many small bags were checked
Notes: A Reddit traveller said that two weeks before 3 April 2025, Ryanair staff at Luton checked a lot of bags at bag drop and boarding, including small backpacks and handbags.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
20 Nov 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton easyJet passenger challenged a charge after fitting the sizer
Notes: A Reddit traveller said Luton staff tried to charge them even though their small bag was fully inside the sizer, and a supervisor eventually let them board without paying.
Source: Reddit r/uktravel
02 Sept 2024 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Poland (POL)
Headline: Luton to Poland easyJet passenger said an oversized backpack was not checked
Notes: A Reddit commenter said they flew easyJet from Luton to Poland and back with a backpack slightly over the limit and it was not checked on either leg.
Source: Reddit r/uktravel
02 Sept 2024 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton easyJet passenger said staff walked around charging bags
Notes: A Reddit commenter said easyJet staff at Luton walked around with a card machine and charged passengers for hand luggage after policy changes.
Source: Reddit r/uktravel
01 Sept 2024 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton easyJet commenter said checks depend on extra gate staff
Notes: A Reddit commenter said easyJet at Luton could be either very strict or not strict at all, depending on whether extra staff were counting and measuring bags at the gate.
Source: Reddit r/uktravel
01 Sept 2024 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Luton easyJet regular said bag checks were usually rare on domestic flights
Notes: A Reddit commenter who flew easyJet regularly said their domestic flights were usually more relaxed, though they had not often used Luton.
Source: Reddit r/uktravel
17 Apr 2023 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Luton (LTN) to Belfast (BFS)
Headline: Luton to Belfast easyJet passenger reported a 40 pound cabin bag charge
Notes: A Reddit traveller said that when travelling from Luton to Belfast on easyJet, staff refused boarding unless they paid 40 pounds for a suitcase they had used before without issue.
Source: Reddit r/northernireland