17 observations logged · Mixed · 56/100
19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Stansted passenger said an oversized multi-bag setup led to a fee
Notes: A Reddit traveller said that after 73 Ryanair flights, they had only paid at Stansted, where they had three full tote bags attached to their backpack.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Dublin (DUB)
Headline: Regular Stansted to Dublin passenger said bags are checked most times
Notes: A Reddit commenter who regularly flies Ryanair from Stansted to Dublin said bags have mostly been checked on that route, although their own bag had never been selected.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
19 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Stansted traveller said they had not seen checks on several trips
Notes: A Reddit traveller said they had used Ryanair through Stansted several times and had not seen passengers checked, even when some carried extra bags or suitcases that looked above the limit.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
18 May 2026 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Tangier (TNG)
Headline: Stansted to Tangier passenger reported no carry-on size checks
Notes: A Reddit comment dated 18 May 2026 said that on a recent Ryanair Stansted to Tangier flight, staff at Stansted were very relaxed. The traveller said there were no carry-on size checks and passengers were even allowed on with multiple bags.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
20 Apr 2026 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Stansted passenger said their bag was checked on the way home
Notes: A Reddit commenter dated 20 May 2026 said their bag had been checked on their way home from Stansted the previous month.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
08 Nov 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Cologne (CGN)
Headline: Stansted to Cologne priority passenger reported no bag check
Notes: A Reddit comment said a Ryanair priority passenger flew from Stansted to Cologne on 8 November 2025 with a large bag that was wider than the stated requirement and was not stopped at boarding. The commenter said staff appeared more focused on non-priority cabin bags for that flight.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
03 Oct 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Oslo Torp (TRF)
Headline: Stansted to Oslo Torp passenger was sent to the Ryanair sizer
Notes: A Reddit onebag trip report said Ryanair staff at Stansted asked the traveller to step aside before boarding for Oslo Torp and place a Decathlon NH500 Escape 23L backpack in the sizer. The bag fit only after the traveller had repacked and compressed it.
Source: Reddit r/onebag
02 Jul 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Dublin (DUB)
Headline: Stansted to Dublin day-trip passenger reported no issue
Notes: A Reddit traveller said they recently took a Ryanair day trip from Stansted to Dublin with a technically oversized underseat bag and had no issue boarding.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
17 Jun 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Barcelona (BCN)
Headline: Stansted report said more than half of bags were checked
Notes: A Reddit traveller report dated 17 June 2025 said Ryanair staff at Stansted checked more than half of backpacks and suitcases before a flight to Barcelona. The traveller described the staff as very strict and said they had not seen that level of checking in more than 30 Ryanair flights.
Source: Reddit r/uktravel
03 Jun 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Brindisi (BDS)
Headline: Stansted to Brindisi report said there were no checks either way
Notes: A Reddit traveller report dated 3 June 2025 said they flew Ryanair in and out of Stansted to Brindisi the previous week and did not see a single bag checked either way, despite being worried their underseat bag was slightly too large.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
02 Jun 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Stansted report said the majority of cabin bags were checked
Notes: The same Reddit report said that on the traveller's way out of Stansted, the majority of Ryanair cabin bags were checked before boarding.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
25 May 2025 · Departure time not reported · Visual triage
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Krakow (KRK)
Headline: Traveller reported Stansted was hot on bags for Krakow
Notes: A Reddit traveller report dated 25 May 2025 said a Stansted to Krakow Ryanair flight the previous month was the first time they had seen staff so focused on bags. The report recommended using a backpack that fits under the seat.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
25 May 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Dublin (DUB)
Headline: Stansted to Dublin passenger reported a gate bag fee
Notes: A Reddit traveller report dated 25 May 2025 said they were made to pay a gate fee on a Stansted to Dublin Ryanair flight for a backpack that staff considered too large, even though the passenger said it was lightly packed and could be squeezed into the size checker.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
01 May 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Stansted thread reported soft backpacks being put in the sizer
Notes: A Reddit report said Ryanair staff at Stansted were making passengers put soft backpacks in the sizer and charging if the bag was even slightly over.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
03 Apr 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Unreported destination (UNK)
Headline: Stansted passenger reported a strict gate check and charge
Notes: A Reddit traveller report dated 3 April 2025 said that after many previous Ryanair trips with the same bag, Stansted gate staff measured it, refused to accept that it could fit, and charged a gate bag fee.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
31 Mar 2025 · Departure time not reported · Relaxed
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Girona (GRO)
Headline: Stansted to Girona traveller reported no checks
Notes: A Reddit commenter said they had flown Ryanair from Stansted to Girona on the Monday before 3 April 2025 and saw no cabin bag checks.
Source: Reddit r/Ryanair
21 Jan 2025 · Departure time not reported · Strict sizer checks
Route: London Stansted (STN) to Rome (FCO)
Headline: Stansted to Rome passenger reported unusually strict checks
Notes: A Reddit traveller writing from a Ryanair flight to Rome said Stansted staff were checking more than half of backpacks and suitcases, with even small bulges in cabin luggage being rejected.
Source: Reddit r/uktravel