Double your hand-luggage on Ryanair, easyJet and more with this simple hack (2025)

A woman has shared her 'genius' travel hack to make sure you can bring as much hand luggage on board as possible - and you'll never have to pay for extra luggage when flying

A savvy traveller has been hailed for her ingenious hack to double up her hand luggage without incurring extra charges when she flies.

Known as @lifeofjazz_ on social media, the clever globetrotter divulged her ultimate tactic for breezing through airports with just carry-on baggage to bypass the hassle of checking bags.

Initially, she makes sure her carry-on is within the airline's size and weight restrictions to avoid issues at check-in. But then she shared: "I have a few tricks that I do when travelling with only hand luggage. Number one, I put a bag inside a bag. You see this bag [referencing her video], there's another bag inside of it. I usually go to Boots or Duty Free, and get a bag because they are not allowed to touch anything inside something you've bought already within the airport."

After loading the duty-free bag full of her own goods, Jazz deploys another bag. She continued: "I have a crossbody bag, obviously that's fine, it's tiny. Then I have my small suitcase, make sure you roll everything within your suitcase so it can fit."

To further streamline her travel experience, Jazz suggests getting on the plane promptly to ensure your belongings fit snugly in the overhead locker rather than wrestling them under the seat, reports Belfast Live.

Commenters on her post approved of the hack, with one remarking: "I do the duty thing too. Get a cheeky meal deal from boots and ask for the biggest bag." Echoing this sentiment, another chimed in: "People also don't realise you don't need to use those plastic bags for toiletries, you can use your own see through makeup bag, doesn't matter how big."

There are other tricks that passengers may want to deploy to increase the amount of carry-on luggage they can bring, although it's worth remembering that whether or not you're able to bring it all on depends on how lenient or observant the airline staff are feeling on a given day.

One commenter suggested a classic trick - the pillow suitcase. They wrote: "I always bring a pillow case put some clothes in."

Jeenie Weenie has become a viral sensation on TikTok since hanging up her cabin crew outfit to become a content creator fulltime. More than 11million people follow her on the video platform where she shares her tips and insights for life at 30,000 feet.

The American flight attendant recently sat down with the Mirror and shared her number one tip for flying now that she does so as a paying passenger rather than a professional. Jeenie employs the 'pillow case hack' to make her flight a little comfier, and to bump up the amount of handluggage she can bring onboard.

"I always travel with my own pillow, because the airlines' ones are too small. I travel with my big one, I stuff it with my soft items. Your jackets, sweaters, sweat pants. You'll have more space in the hand luggage. I've never seen a flight attendant take it off a passenger," the former Emirates flight attendant explained.".