Ryanair to increase oversized bag bonus for

Michael O'Leary told the

Mr O'Leary said the bonus was meant to put off the small minority who brought cabin bags which were bigger than the size limit, insisting the airline was "not trying to catch people out".

He added that if people "don't comply with the rules and try to get on with an outsize bag, we will catch you and I would look forward to rewarding and bonusing our

Ryanair passengers are allowed a free bag to take on board, but can be charged up to £75 they try to bring a larger bag than allowed onto a flight, depending on the route and travel date.

The airline currently allows a small carry-on bag – with a size capped at 40cm x 20cm x 25cm and weight of 10kg – with every ticket.

However, this is set to increase to 40cm x 30cm x 20cm from September after a change in EU rules.

Mr O'Leary said only 0.1% of passengers have to pay extra to put carry-on luggage in the hold, and that he did not feel sorry for "chancers" trying bring "rucksacks" aboard.

"We're the airline with the lowest air fares in Europe," he said. "Those are our rules. Please comply with the rules, as 99.9% of our 200 million passengers do, and you won't have any problem."

He said if people "comply with the bag rules then everyone will board faster" and there will be "fewer flight delays".