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How to beat Ryanair’s hand luggage rules by packing just NINE garments
A travel writer tested “Sudoku Packing”, a social-media trend designed to help passengers comply with Ryanair’s restrictive free hand-luggage allowance. The method limits travellers to nine co-ordinating garments, aiming to create numerous outfits without paying extra baggage fees.
Ryanair permits one free under-seat bag measuring 40 x 30 x 20cm, while easyJet’s equivalent allowance is 45 x 36 x 20cm. The approach uses three tops, three bottoms and three layers arranged in a 3×3 grid, which supporters say can produce up to 27 top-bottom-layer combinations; influencer Natalie Shaquer’s tutorial received more than four million TikTok views.
In short
- Sudoku Packing uses nine versatile garments for compact travel.
- It targets Ryanair’s small free-bag allowance.
- The method claims to create up to 27 outfits.
Explained simply
Ryanair is a budget airline that charges passengers for checked luggage, requiring travellers to fit their belongings into a small free hand-luggage allowance. The airline permits an under-seat bag of 40 by 30 by 20 centimetres, which is smaller than some competitors such as easyJet.
To manage packing within this limit, a social media trend called Sudoku Packing has emerged. The method involves selecting nine items of clothing—three tops, three bottoms and three layering pieces—and arranging them to create multiple outfit combinations. Supporters claim this approach generates up to 27 different outfits from just these nine pieces.
The trend has spread widely on social media, particularly through TikTok, where tutorials demonstrate the method. For travellers using budget airlines, such packing strategies address the challenge of travelling light whilst avoiding additional baggage fees.
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