New cabin baggage rules flying with Ryanair

Go Ryanair! Yes, they've come good, the airline that is the most loved to be hated. They are renown for their high hold luggage costs, their lengthy booking procedure with a sales pitch for hotel/car/Ryanair cabin bag at every turn and their zealous checks on the size of hold luggage.
But now they really are being trying to be the darling of the airways. And - by the way - they are a big favourite with me especially as I virtually never check in luggage.

Ryanair flights to the Canaries

Last year when flying from Manchester to Tenerife, I was very pleased to see that a second bag for duty free was allowed as cabin luggage. I made sure that I kept the receipt just in case I was asked to prove that two books, a sandwich and a drink had in fact been bought at the airport.
And whilst queueing, I was even more interested to hear from the girls in front of me that they had a friend who, on returning from a holiday on Tenerife, that she filled her duty free bag with the overflow from her suitcase, but that she was well and truly rumbled by the airport staff.
Now though there is even better news in terms of extra hold luggage when flying with Ryanair - in addition to one bag, a second bag is allowed.
These are the details:One cabin bag per passenger weighing up to 10kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, plus 1 small bag up to 35 x 20 x 20 cms. Yay, skip, hop, skip, hop!But be warned, it is not guaranteed that your cabin baggage will actually be able to go with you in the plane as space is restricted. In some situations, it will have to go in the hold although there is no charge for this.Easyjet on the other hand says that your cabin luggage will always go in the cabin with you. But they only allow ONE item of cabin baggage per passenger. If you bring ONE piece of cabin baggage no bigger than 50 x 40 x 20cm including handles and wheels, they  guarantee it will always travel with you either in the overhead locker or, if necessary, under the seat in front of you.  http://www.easyjet.com/EN/Planning/baggage

Jet2 also only allow one cabin bag. This should weigh less than 10kg and it should be no bigger than 56x45x25cm, including wheels and handles.
So next time you are searching for flights to the Canary Islands, you might want to bear this in mind. Happy flying!