With the holiday airline Tuifly, it will make a big difference in the future whether you are traveling as part of a package holiday or as a flight-only passenger. Anyone who has booked through an organizer will receive more included hand luggage in the future and anyone who has only bought a flight ticket will have to pay extra to take a trolley with them.

According to the company's own information, around 80 percent of Tuifly passengers are holidaymakers who fly with the German airline as part of package holidays. The proportion of flight-only travelers should be around 20 percent. The holiday airline is introducing new hand luggage rules effective November 1, 2023.

If you only book the flight, you will only be allowed to take a small bag with you in the future, which must fit under the seat in front. Taking a trolley in the IATA standard format will be chargeable from November 1, 2023 and will be charged at 10 euros per person per route, provided the option is purchased online in advance. Higher prices may apply directly at the airport. Tuifly is thus copying the hand luggage rules that Ryanair and Wizz Air have been practicing for several years. Eurowings also charges an extra charge for taking trolleys with you in the basic fare. Condor passengers are allowed to take the smallest dimensions of hand luggage with them on the cheapest flight fares.

In the future, Tuifly will differentiate between passengers traveling as part of package tours and flight-only passengers. The first-mentioned customer group is still allowed to take one piece of hand luggage in the IATA standard format. In the future, this may even weigh 10 kilograms instead of the current six kilograms. According to the airline, package travelers are automatically booked with a “large piece of hand luggage” at no extra charge. In the future, they will be allowed to take a trolley in the IATA standard format and a small bag with them.

The copy of the “Ryanair hand baggage system” only affects passengers who have only booked the flight ticket. In the future, if they want to take a trolley (or comparable) in IATA standard format with them in addition to a small bag, they will be able to book the addition of a large piece of hand luggage for a fee. According to Tuifly, around 20 percent of passengers will be affected by the new rule because 80 percent of the seats are sold as part of package tours.

In general, the approach that Tuifly chooses is not an innovation. For several years now, Ryanair and Wizz Air have been charging passengers who want to take trolleys with them a surcharge. This is called “priority” for both carriers. Easyjet, Condor and Eurowings also charge extra for taking “large” pieces of hand luggage in the cheapest fare classes. More and more carriers are “copying” the trend that Ryanair started a few years ago.

According to Tuifly, passengers who already have existing flight-only bookings should automatically be booked to take a trolley with them. This means they are allowed to take a small bag and one piece of hand luggage in the IATA standard format with them. The new rules only apply to new bookings outside of package holidays.

“There are improvements for package holiday travelers, and for “pure flyers” the additional costs are clear. We will leave out the 2kg restriction on small pieces of luggage - the main thing is that the piece of luggage fits under the seat in front, like with all other airlines. This will be visible on the website even after the holiday,” said a Tui spokesman.