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Ryanair tells students how to pack a suitcase

Ryanair has produced a light hearted online video demonstrating how to pack a suitcase after it threw Belgian students off a flight following a row over a luggage fees.


A company statement provided a link to a YouTube video which shows a young man packing his suitcase to music from the shows of late comedian Benny Hill.



The YouTube tutorial demonstrates how passengers can pack enough clothes for a two week holiday into one 10 kg carry-on bag.


Ryanair delivered an online tutorial in packing light and called on Belgian universities to add it to their curriculum following the “unacceptable and unsafe” behaviour of over 100 Belgian students last Saturday in Lanzarote.


The airline released the YouTube guide to packing “to allow these students avoid embarrassing themselves, and Belgium, further with their refusals to comply with the airline policies and instructions, as they agreed to do at the time of booking”.


Ryanair called on Belgian universities to introduce tutorials on ‘safety when abroad’ and ‘the importance of following safety instructions’.


A spokesman said: “Ryanair is today calling on Belgian universities to ensure no further embarrassing international episodes when their students travel abroad by providing them with an online tutorial in how to pack light.


“This tutorial will allow these students to comply with the airline policies they accept when booking a flight.
 
“Thankfully the unacceptable actions by this small group of students are not indicative of the behaviour of the many millions of university students from Belgium and elsewhere that travel with Ryanair every year.”
 

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