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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Natalie Wilson

Ryanair refund passenger after fining them for expandable suitcase with ‘the potential to get bigger’

Ryanair repaid the passenger as a ‘gesture of goodwill’ - (Getty Images)

A Ryanair passenger said she has been awarded a refund by the airline after being fined £75 for using an expandable suitcase with “the potential to be bigger than the size allowance”.

Catherine Warrilow, 45, was travelling from Stansted Airport to Seville on 22 October when she was told her carry-on did not meet Ryanair’s luggage allowance at the gate due to its expandable zips.

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