[jMyles]

I have no idea. :-)

I didn't stalk people about it or anything. I myself actually paid for a bag in order to be able to carry-on my guitar, only to be told at the gate that I needed to gate check it (but with assurances that they'd be very careful, etc - although it's a carbon fiber guitar in a hard case, so I wasn't too worried).

So I got on the plane without a carry-on. Then I noticed... that most other people did too.

The luggage carousel in Berlin was pretty packed, but it's hard to really say how many people did or didn't check. I imagine Ryanair keeps tabs on these things fairly tightly, as its a crucial part of their model.

[pbhjpbhj]

Thanks, sounds like if the carousel was jammed that lots of people were checking bags.

I can't imagine getting on a plane to a different country without a bag at all.

Make sure to do a proper survey next time though! ;oP