Travel Headline of the Day: ‘Ryanair Passengers ‘Could Put Own Luggage on Plane’’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  06.24.09 | 1:54 PM ET

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Forget a blurring of the lines: the boundary between Onion-esque humor and real airline news is long gone. Today’s headline caps a story about the budget airline’s plans to scrap checked luggage entirely. The Independent adds blandly: “An in-flight online gambling system is also being considered.”