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Hand luggage: Wizz Air cabin baggage size restrictions for 2019 budget flights revealed


Wizz Air, the Hungarian low cost airline, is often a go-to for Britons taking weekend getaways to Europe yet wanting to swerve hefty hold luggage fees. The carrier runs routes across the Eurozone, as well as to some destinations in North Africa and the Middle East. While the hand luggage criteria of one of its major rivals, Ryanair, have caused confusion among passengers, other firms such as British Airways have been deemed pretty generous. Yet which side of the scales does Wizz Air fall?

Wizz Air’s website details the stipulations its customers are allowed to bring on board one cabin bag, free of charge.

It states: “From 1 November 2018, all passengers are entitled to bring one free carry-on bag no bigger than 40 x 30 x 20 cm on board that can be placed under the seat in front of you.

“Passengers who have purchased WIZZ Priority are permitted to bring an extra trolley bag of maximum size 55 x 40 x 23 cm on board.

“Additionally, Wizz Air is introducing a new type of checked-in bag with a 10 kg allowance, besides the available 20 and 32 kg options.”

Yet the carrier warns there will be financial penalties should passengers fall over the limit, and added: “If you do not purchase WIZZ Priority and your carry on bag exceeds these dimensions, you will be charged an oversize fee at the airport.”

Duty Free shoppers, though, are in luck as the items purchased there before boarding do not count as part of the allowance.

Meanwhile coats, blankets, reading material and mobile phones are all permitted free of charge.

The advice comes as Britons flock overseas for their summer vacations in what is the busiest holiday period in the year.

The pound to euro exchange rate, although fluctuating, is today on a high with happy news for holidaymakers.

Yet as GBP is tipped to be on a “Brexit Barometer”, airlines such as Wizz Air, who fly further afield that the Eurozone, could be coming to the fore.

This means many more Britons may be taking hand-luggage only on the airline.

Experts from Mybgagage.com have subsequently urged holidaymakers to look outside of Europe to max out their currency – and beat the barometer.

They said: “If you’re planning a last-minute break and not tied to the idea of a typical holiday spots, then trying a more adventurous destination could allow you to exploit the pound’s strength.

“Brits heading to Turkey, Bulgaria, Tunisia, Argentina, Iceland and Malaysia will all get significantly more local currency in exchange for their pounds sterling, compared to this time last year.

“The cost of living is often lower beyond Brits’ favourite western European destinations too, which can further improve the value for money you get.”



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