He is determined to avoid luggage fees to spend his vacation to Pisa, Benjamin, even hunting many different armed stores with a measuring bar in search of the right bag.

Ultimately, he found a state within the dimensions that allow Easyjet to a free era without seat – or so thought.

When Mr. Tail arrived at London Gatwick Airport in December 2023, he discovered that these measurements included wheels, which means that his bag is very large.

He protested, but eventually paid 48 pounds to bring the bag on board. He says he was told to remove wheels to return – which he did.

But at the gate on his way home, he was told that the bag is still very large, so he sat on the floor, emptying his dirty underwear and souvenirs in a box bag.

“I don’t mind admitting that I have already stormed tears because it was very insulting,” he says.

A spokesman for the Easyjet told the BBC, whose ground crew had to ensure that the unreasonable bags were among the maximum dimensions “to fit safely and safely”, and these rules were clarified to customers when they were booked.

The stories of travelers that are discovered according to the luggage rules that they feel are inconsistent or common, as many customers complain or search for clarity of airlines on social media.

Various airlines have different rules from the acceptable size and weight of a small -seat personal component or a upper cabin bag, with some customers who ship to bring the latter.

For people who make a mistake in these rules, some airlines earn huge fees to upgrade a free personal component bag to an upper cabin bag at the airport gate, or to store a large compartment bag waiting.

The jamming of passengers to the largest group of consumers of the European Union to pressure for more fair and more consistent manual luggage bases, and caused a government to start airlines due to bags of bags.

The European Union is now looking to change its laws – the changes that will also affect the UK passengers who travel to or from the European Union’s destination using the European Union airline.

On Thursday, the European Union transport ministers proposed a unified limit for free luggage that do not seize the airlines in the European Union, among the changes in air travel and other passengers – which means that this may become a law in the European Union if their position is accepted by the European Parliament.

Budget airlines say their luggage policies are compatible with the law while maintaining low prices, but they face increasing pressure and call for change.

European Union transport ministers have suggested that passengers guarantee one free personal component, with a measure of 40 x 30×15 cm (including wheels and holdings) – or that can be reasonably fit under the plane seat.

These rules will apply to the European Union airlines (such as Ryanair, Wizz Air and Easyjet), including when they carry passengers from a country other than the European Union such as the United Kingdom to the country of the European Union and vice versa, but not third -party companies.

The new rules will add clarity to the rule of the European Union Court for 11 years, which stated that manual luggage should not be subject to additional fees, provided that they meet the weight and “reasonable” dimensions, but it did not say what is reasonable.

Currently, Ryanair offers a free portable bag with an area of ​​40 x 20 x 25 cm, while the Easyjet dimensions of the free bag are the most generous 45 x 36×20, including wheels and handles.

However, the ministers’ suggestion was silent on the issue of whether airlines could impose fees on the upper cabin bags – this means that if their proposal is adopted in the law, the current situation will not change and the airlines can continue to charge this type of manual luggage, which some pressed in Europe to stop.

The European Consumer Organization, BeUC, an umbrella group of 45 independent consumers from 32 countries, believes that Thursday’s proposals are not going out enough, and “handling handicrafts are shared with a reasonable size.”

In November, five airlines were A total of 179 million euros (150 million pounds) in Spain for “offensive” practices, including the imposition of hand luggage. The Ministry of Consumer Rights in Spain said at the time that it plans to prohibit the imposition of additional fees on portable luggage and other policies.

Airlines said they would appeal the decision.

Regarding the fees related to the absolute cabin bags, Ryanair said it perfectly complied with the European Union law in its policy, which allows one small bag on board free of charge.

The airline said: “If airlines are forced to include additional portable bags as part of the basic fare, they will reduce the choice and pay air prices for all passengers, which would harm consumers.”

The airline in the field of the industry group for Europe said that charging different amounts depending on the luggage “allows travelers to choose the fine services that suit their needs.”

Jin Hawks, a consumer who specializes in traveling, says that the dimensions of manual luggage should be universal.

“I don’t really see why it cannot be, and why they cannot reach a voluntary agreement on what these requirements should be for your belongings,” I told BBC.

“There must be restrictions, but there is a kind of approach that suits everyone will make it simpler for passengers,” she says.

Piuk said that politicians must determine the “reasonable” size and weight to avoid surprises at the airport and reduce the number of conflicts costing by consumers and airlines and money.

Mrs. Hox notes that passengers are sure to measure their right after being filling, as it may expand when it is full and exceeds the limit.

She adds that consumers should not only be affected by the taxi price, as if you have a flight that includes [baggage] Without having to pay additional costs to start it, this may be a better option for you. “

Mr. Till will welcome one approach that suits everyone in bags without seat.

He says: “It is really unfair and ridiculous, and there should be one size across all airlines,” he says.

He also criticizes the permitted size of the lower cabin bags, saying: “It was a small size of the luggage, as it allowed you to take a long time to find something very small.”

However, he was grateful to the inexpensive air fare, and the place that was forced to stay in Italy, because “otherwise I will not be able to come to this beautiful country.”