Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Tues, 8th Oct) welcomed the Braga District Court’s decision to annul its own ruling on 10^th Sept last about Ryanair’s bag policy (which allows passengers to carry one cabin bag free of charge and fully complies with EU law).

Ryanair was not notified, or present when this Portuguese District Court heard this passenger complaint, and nor was the Braga Court informed about the ECJ ruling in the “Vueling” case which upholds the legality of cabin bag limits and airline baggage fees.

The Braga District Court must comply with EU law and precedent judgements of the ECJ, which has already confirmed that Ryanair’s bag policy and its carry-on bag fees fully comply with EU law.

Ryanair’s Dara Brady said:
“We welcome this decision by the Braga District Court to reverse its 10th Sept ruling, which wrongly ruled that Ryanair cannot apply a bag fee to the final price of flights when the consumer brings oversized hand luggage on board despite the fact that Ryanair’s bag policy and fees fully comply with EU law and precedent ECJ rulings.

Ryanair was not notified or present when the Court heard this passenger complaint, nor was the Court advised about the precedent judgements of the European Court of Justice, including the “Vueling” case, which upheld the legality of cabin bag limits and baggage fees. Ryanair looks forward to the rehearing of this Braga case where its lawyers will fully brief the Court on EU law and Ryanair’s bag policy.”