Best hand luggage bags to avoid airline fees – tried and tested by a travel expert

From backpacks to duffel designs, these bags will soon become your new favourite travel companions - (The Independent)

Airlines are famously strict about the size of hand luggage you’re allowed to take on your flight. Unless you want to pay for extra baggage, you’ll need to squeeze your essentials into a rather small space.

We are starting to see some airlines soften a little, though, as following an agreement among European airlines to adopt a new minimum size for cabin luggage, Ryanair will increase its “personal bag” dimensions from 40 x 25 x 20cm to 40 x 30 x 20cm – giving space for 24 litres of luggage.