From One Orange Plane to Europe’s Favourite Low-Cost Airline Thirty years ago today 10 November 1995 a single orange Boeing 737 took off from London Luton to Glasgow, and the world of air travel was never quite the same again. That first flight, captained by Fred Rivett, launched a revolution. easyJet made it possible for millions to “fly to Scotland for the price of a pair of jeans” just £29 one-way, a cheeky slogan that would go on to define an entire generation of trave

If you’re flying with easyJet in 2025, you’ll already know their cabin bag size rules are no joke. No “squash it and hope for the best” like the old days. The orange army has got stricter than ever, and travellers are finding themselves paying hefty fees at the gate for bags that are even a couple of centimetres over. But here’s the good news: with some smart packing hacks (and a bit of kit I’ve been testing out on my own trips), you can beat easyJet’s cabin bag rules withou

the Cabin Max Metz Backpack fits the personal luggage free allowance when travelling low cost airlines around Europe with a decent capacity.