Osprey Fairview 55L as a carry-on with Ryanair?

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Hi guys i don’t know if this is the right place to ask but i have an Osprey 55L backpack (40L + detachable 15L small backpack)

I was wondering if Ryanair would let this through as a carry-on if I booked a “Priority & 2 Cabin Bags” -ticket which allows a 10kg cabin bag (which in this case would be my 40L bag) and a small cabin bag (the detachable bag)

l added pictures of what the bagpacks look like with a polaroid camera on it for reference since the bags seem to look much bigger on a simple picture than in person.😅

in backpackingby lemonleavestheground

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xorgell

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I have a 35l one that I've taken on Ryanair flights a couple of times and they never complained. But I tried not to fill it completely and pulled the straps tight so it wouldn't look too big.

ULTRAVIOLENTVIOLIN

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Not filling it completely is a weird but efficient trick

lemonleavestheground

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Thanks!!

Middle_Breakfast6741

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Yes. The 40L fits the dimensions so as long as they’re detached and the 15L goes under the seat there’s no issue. Probs won’t get away with them being attached as it would struggle to fit in the overheads

chronicpenguins

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This seems counter intuitive but I did traveled most of the European airlines with the 55L and a larger backpack. The only one that gave me a hard time was Air France and Croatia airlines. I think Air France made me check it for free and Croatia charged. I didn’t pack a lot in the 15L, it was mostly empty sometimes a laptop. My bigger, normal backpack had stuff in it. The 15L was used as a daypack. Ryannair, easyjet, vuelo, all good, sometimes a hassle but mostly good

lemonleavestheground

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Thank you!! I feel reassured a little now since ryanair is known to charge for anything they’re able to charge you for… 😅

chronicpenguins

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Yeah I was a little worried too but it seemed to work! Especially since Ryanair charges for anything that’s not a personal bag lol I don’t think it’s a guarantee for all airlines though. My advice is to minimize interactions with the airline employees as much as possible with the bag. Always try to mobile check in, and if you have to do booth try to conceal the bag, like non backpack mode or put it off to the side. The times I was flagged it was because they had employees at security checkpoint actively checking. To me it seems like the gate people don’t really care and can be negotiated with. I get to try again at the end of the month!

This was with the old model of the farpoint 55, which appears longer and narrower. The new model is supposed to be even more optimized for overhead. My friend had an actual hiking backpack that had to been way larger, and he was able to sneak it most of the time.

lemonleavestheground

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well i have my plane ticket on my phone so everything should go well and if not i’ll try to negotiate 🙏🏻😅

lemonleavestheground

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thanks a lot!!

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Lurchthedude

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I keep mine detached every time o board a plane and I have never had any issue with any airline.

Hughmondo

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I’ve successfully travelled for a decade with a farpoint 40 and never had a problem (including on Ryanair and other equally budget airlines). As long as you keep the weight sensible and don’t max out your capacity you’ll be fine.

Both_Garage_5349

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Yeah should be fine, they typically don’t pay much attention to your hand luggage if it’s on your back (as opposed to wheely cases) so even if it is over the limit you most likely won’t have a problem.

lemonleavestheground

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thanks!!

FaithlessnessLost719

-19

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Tsa requirements are 22x14x9 so it depends

VascularMonkey

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Ryanair specifically does not fly anywhere in the US.

lemonleavestheground

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For the small cabin bag.. but the requirements on the 10kg are not specified in think?