EasyJet has apologised and offered a full refund to a passenger who was charged almost £50 extra to take a backpack on board a flight, despite the bag having previously been allowed on for free as hand luggage.

Easyjet has issued a refund after a passenger was left angry for being wrongly charged by the airline, which is rivalled by the likes of Ryanair, Jet2 and TUI.

A Belfast woman has been left furious after being charged almost £100 by easyJet to carry two small backpacks onboard the aircraft because she and her husband weren’t allowed to “push” them into the bag sizer.

An easyJet passenger has claimed she was charged nearly £100 because her bag didn't 'drop in' to the sizer by 'magic'

Cliona McCarney was left fuming after easyJet staff said she and her partner couldn't 'push' their small backpacks into the bag sizer at Belfast International Airport