Irish holidaymakers shell out €28m in excess baggage fees

IRISH holidaymakers paid out €28 million last year in excess baggage charges.

A survey has found that more than 15% of Irish people paid out for exceeding their baggage allowance in the last year, with the average extra fee coming in at €55 per person.

Managing director of lastminute.com, which carried out the survey, Mark Maddock said: “We might all be on the look out for cheap holiday deals but it seems we’re not being quite so cost conscious when it comes to packing.