‘Genius’ travel whizz praised for ‘iconic’ hack that gets you extra baggage on even Ryanair flights for free
A WOMAN has revealed her simple trick to bring extra luggage on to a Ryanair flight without paying extra, and some are hailing it as “genius”.
Sam Petrarca shared her tip via video posted to her TikTok channel, which she often uses to share travel advice and inspiration.
“Beating the Ryanair personal item system”, she said.
Demonstrating her hack, Sam can be seen queueing up for a Ryanair flight in a busy UK airport with a travel pillow wrapped around her neck and just a small bag to take on the plane with her.
Many budget airlines such as Ryanair and Wizz Air only include one small, under the seat bag in the price of their tickets, and charge customers extra if they want more luggage.
For example, Ryanair charges customers up to £38 each way if they want to bring an extra piece of hand luggage onto their flight.
Sam then removed the pillow from around her neck, and unzipped it, revealing that she had stuffed a number of clothing items inside.
She explained that she had removed the inside lining of the pillow and instead used clothes that wouldn’t fit in her small bag to pad out the pillow.
In the small space inside the pillow, Sam had managed to stuff tops, socks and even a small towel.
You can pick up a travel pillow from Amazon for around £8, far cheaper than the price of extra luggage on a plane.
Plus, they’re also super comfortable, and are great for helping you to dose off on long flights.
“When the tote bag isn’t enough room, but you don’t want to spend your money on carry on”, she said, beaming proudly at the camera.
Sam’s video, which was posted under the username @sampetrarca4, has likely left many impressed, as it has racked up over 1.2 million views on the video sharing platform.
TikTok users raced to the video’s comments section to share their thoughts, with many testifying that the trick has worked for them on flights.
One user said: “Genius”.
Another said: “I do this every time and works a treat”.
A third said: “I did the same thing with my whole family and nobody said anything”.
Advice for flying with Ryanair
- All Ryanair passengers can bring a small personal bag on board but this must fit under the seat in front of you, but it must be no bigger than 40cm x 20cm x 25cm
- Any over-sized cabin bags will be refused at the boarding gate and put in the hold for a fee
- Ryanair also charges passengers up to £55 check-in at the airport
- Anyone who loses their card at the airport will have to pay a £20 reissue fee
- Book to sit in the front five rows if you want to head off the plane first
- Extra legroom seats can be found in rows 1 A, B, C or 2 D, E, F as well as row 16 and 17 near the emergency exit
- The worst seat on Ryanair’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft is also 11A because of its lack of window.
A fourth said: “I once got on a flight where someone carried on the biggest pillow case I have ever seen that was clearly full of clothes.
“The staff didn’t bat an eyelid”.
A fifth remarked: “Iconic”.
And Sam isn’t the only travel whizz who has shared a savvy baggage hack lately.
Travel influencer @msgarnagain recently showed social media users how she gets extra luggage just by buying a £1.45 bottle of water.
Fabulous will pay for your exclusive stories. Just email: fabulousdigital@the-sun.co.uk and pop EXCLUSIVE in the subject line.