At 5.30am on Saturday, February 1, my boarding pass was seamlessly scanned at Stansted Airport by Ryanair gate staff and I sauntered down the long corridor to my flight - backpack on my back and water bottle tied to the top handle.
After pulling it back onto my shoulder, the staff member sharply pointed to the water bottle hanging in a strap across my body, stating: "That will need to go in the bag.".
In response, I was told that the water bottle needed to fit into the bag; otherwise, it would be classed as a "second bag", which was not allowed with my ticket.
'Ryanair charged me £50 to take a water bottle on a flight - if I didn't pay, I couldn't get on' I was recently charged €60 (£49.95) when I was caught out by Ryanair’s baggage policy.
This would allow me to bring one "small" bag onto the flight - that would fit under the chair in front of me - with dimensions of 40 x 20 x 25cm.
