Ryanair said yesterday it is raising checked-in baggage and airport check-in fees with immediate effect for all new bookings as part of its continued drive to encourage ­passengers to travel without checked-in bags and avail of Ryanair's free-of-charge online check in.

Ryanair's checked-in baggage fee will increase from €6.73 (Lm2.89) to €8.08 (Lm3.47) per bag and the airport check-in fee will rise from €2.69 (Lm1.15) to €4.04 (Lm1.73).

Ryanair said it hopes the increases will encourage more passengers to avoid the charges by travelling with its generous hand luggage allowance (10kg) and checking in free of charge online, which also has the benefit of free priority boarding.

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