What with the popularity of cheap flights for short international breaks or business trips. As well as flight companies increasingly charging customers to check-in bags, hand luggage seems to be becoming an increasingly popular option. But what do travellers prefer? Keeping costs low with hand luggage? Or paying a bit more for the hold? Our airline reviews shed some light on the matter…

Some appreciated being able to take bags on the plane, for example, this customer flying Air France between Dublin (DUB) and London City (LCY) said “I appreciate that nobody is measuring the hand luggage of everyone before the flight.”

On the other hand, one person travelling British Airways between Heathrow (LHR) and Amsterdam (AMS) seemed to prefer bags to remain in the hold – “passengers go on with too much baggage inside the aircraft”. So what do people think of paying to check bags in? Another BA customer was “Delighted there was no charge for checked in luggage” on their journey between Geneva (GVA) and Heathrow.

One big advantage to carrying your bags on the plane is the lack of wait at the end. But with some airlines, customers felt they got the best of both worlds. “Very impressed with the speed that our bag came out at both ends” was the verdict on a Lufthansa flight between London Heathrow and Milan (MXP).

You can read more customer reviews on the eDreams website. Before you book with an airline, find out what people who have actually flown the route thought of it.